Silhouette by Jackson, Mrs. Nevill Charles Scribner's, 1938 lst. EX-Library Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, usual library markings. Cover is clean according to check out paper it was never checked out and withdrawn. Do you love the old fashions Silhouette? Silhouette (profile) portraiture was the popular way to recreate an image of oneself or loved one before the invention and common use of photography in the mid 1800’s. During the years of 1500 and 1860, professional and amateur artists would either paint or cut profiles – using paints or scissors. While they fell out of favor with the advent of photography they actually were one of the most popular items at Disneyland when it first opened in the 1950ies. This book gives you the complete history of this art, loaded with appx 3500 B&W and color plates and illustrations, contains dictionary of well know silhouette artists (12,000)1500-1900, notes for collectors, 154 pages + plates. This book is like new condition rating is due to being EX-Library.
