{"product_id":"the-art-of-football-9780803290693","title":"The Art of Football","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a singular look at early college football art and illustrations. This collection contains more than two hundred images, many rare or previously unpublished, from a variety of sources, including artists Winslow Homer, Edward Penfield, J.C. Leyendecker, Frederic Remington, Charles Dana Gibson, George Bellows, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gorgeous and thoughtful overview of the visual record of the early years of the game.\"—John Maxymuk, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Oriard returns to the themes of culture and media interpretations of football with this lavishly illustrated book that focuses on the early years of football art in the media.\"—Katie Taylor, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a handsome and imaginative book that will satisfy both readers of football and observers of popular art, and it further cements Oriard's reputation as a most thoughtful and creative interpreter of American football.\"—Rich Loosbrock, \u003ci\u003eSport in American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gem of a book that traces the sport’s aesthetic side all the way back to its emergence from the primordial ooze 150 years ago. . . . Where NFL Films and ESPN now stand, there were Homer, Bellows, and Remington. Leave it to a typically cerebral old offensive lineman to appreciate the difference.”—John Schulian, editor of \u003ci\u003eFootball: Great Writing about the National Sport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Football\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deep into the sport’s golden age. Michael Oriard brings us these marvelous images of the early sport, when the amateur game dominated and some of America’s greatest artists took up pen and brush to capture the rough play on the gridiron. Equally important, he presents and discusses dozens and dozens of wonderful images that make early football come alive. That’s the key word: this is lively history.”—Elliott J. Gorn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates    \u003cbr\u003e List of Figures    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction    \u003cbr\u003e 1. Harper’s Weekly and the Beginnings of American Football Art    \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Gibson Girl, the Yellow Kid, and the Art of the Football Cartoon    \u003cbr\u003e 3. Edward Penfield, J. C. Leyendecker, and Football Poster Art    \u003cbr\u003e 4. Howard Giles, George Bellows, and the Illustrated Football Story    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405294674263,"sku":"9780803290693","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803290693.jpg?v=1730489502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-football-9780803290693","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}