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The Zeon Files. Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs.
Childs, Mark C.; Babcock, Ellen D.
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Description for The Zeon Files. Art and Design of Historic Route 66 Signs.
Paperback. The Zeon Files rescues the work of the Zeon Corporation from obscurity, presenting a collection of the working drawings of historic Route 66 era signs." Num Pages: 136 pages, 82 colour plates, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKC; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
In the mid-twentieth century Eddie’s Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art featured unique designs, irregular shapes, dynamic compositions, and neon light. The legendary fiesta dancer at the Albuquerque Terrace drive-in theater, for example, was well-known for the grace of its lines, its enormous size, and its flashing neon skirt. Created during a time before the simplified icons of major chains, many of these culturally significant artworks no longer exist. The Zeon Files rescues these ... Read more
In the mid-twentieth century Eddie’s Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon Corporation. These works of commercial art featured unique designs, irregular shapes, dynamic compositions, and neon light. The legendary fiesta dancer at the Albuquerque Terrace drive-in theater, for example, was well-known for the grace of its lines, its enormous size, and its flashing neon skirt. Created during a time before the simplified icons of major chains, many of these culturally significant artworks no longer exist. The Zeon Files rescues these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826356024
SKU
V9780826356024
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About Childs, Mark C.; Babcock, Ellen D.
Mark C. Childs is an associate dean and a professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, USA. He is the author of Urban Composition: Developing Community through Design, Squares: A Public Place Design Guide for Urbanists, and Parking Spaces: A Design, Implementation, and Use Manual for Architects, Planners, and Engineers. He is a ... Read more
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