Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811828565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Complete with 190 illustrations--as well as a special book jacket that unfolds to reveal an original Hatch poster on the reverse--Hatch Show Print is a dazzling document of this legendary institution.. Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop is the first fully illustrated tour of this iconic print shop and also chronicles the long life and large cast of employees, entertainers, and American legends whose histories are intertwined with it. Country musicians and magicians, professional wrestlers and rock stars, all have turned to Nashville's historic Hatch Show Print to create showstopping posters. In this age of digital media, the handcrafted ethic and aesthetic of a Hatch Show Print post
Music City Resident My granddaughter, Emily, has looked at this book several times and requested it as a gift for Christmas. She loved it. She is collecting Posters and all items from Hatch Print. My daughter, Diana, her daughter, Emily, and I went to Hatch Show Print exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in November. I highly recommend it to all folks who come to Music City. Hatch Show Print has been in the printing business since 1879 and they conduct tours that are very much worthwhile. The country music stars employed Hatch to print their . Traditional Americana Bethany Braley Hatch Show Print is a major piece of American history, having started their letterpress business in 1879. This book will help you understand how significant their art has been in our culture, especially in the music and entertainment business. Their easily recognizable work is the reason they were chosen to collaborate on the National Day of the Cowboy commemorative series which features original art from a different artist from a different state every year.. Five Stars MarkZing The greatest collection of Hatch posters ever gayjered in one volume.
Visual highlights include a strikingly vivid full-page portrait of Roy Acuff, trailer ads with the iconic immediacy of early Warhol and an ad for pure sausage that practically smokes off the page. Tom Parker, but the bulk of the book is rightly given to reproducing the posters that so powerfully evoke the music and Nashville itself. But most of the work reproduced here in 190 lush color and b&w illustrations is devoted to announcements of musical events (unsurprising, given the shop's location), from Hank Williams to Bo Diddley, Emmylou Harris to Buddy Guy. (May 17)Forecast: After changes of hands beginning in the 1950s, the still operational Hatch was donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame in