1930 ORIGINAL VINTAGE VOGUE COVER ART MOURGUE DECO FASHION DRESS GOWN VOG131
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM - AN ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED COVER (cover only) FROM VINTAGE VOGUE PERIODICAL... COVER IS BEING SOLD AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AS SEEN IN PHOTO(S).
IMAGE SIZE - PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO AND USE MEASUREMENTS ON EDGES.
Vogue is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway based in New York City. Vogue began as a weekly newspaper, first published based in New York City in 1892 in the United States, before becoming a monthly publication years later.
It was not until July 1932 that the first color photograph, by Edward Steichen, appeared on a cover of Vogue (1959 was the first year all of the magazine’s covers were photographic). Before then, illustration ART were used in full, or part for all covers. Most of these charming “storytelling pictures” were created by leading fashion illustrators of the day and thus have become highly collectible as, in a sense, they become limited edition art prints. Survival rate being so low (what with periodic paper drives and the throwaway society) that few pre-war (WWII) issues are available today... When framed these artistic cover illustrations command attention and aclaim.... Start your collection today and get in on the fun !
THE COLLECTING OF MAGAZINE COVER ART IS INTRIGUING IN THE SENSE OF "THE FIND" AND ALSO "THE BRAG"... BEING IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD - EPHEMERAL, MOST MAGAZINES WHERE NOT INTENDED FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL. STARTING WITH THE FIRST MAG (ie: The Gentleman's Magazine, first published in1731, in London,considered to have been the first general-interest magazine) MOST WERE READ, + REREAD AS THEY WERE PASSED ALONG BUT EVENTUALLY MOST WOULD END UP IN THE TRASH OR THE SCRAP PAPER BUYERS CART... AND SO THE ENJOYMENT OF COLLECTION MAGAZINES AND THEIR SUPERLATIVE COVER ART BEGAN.
WARS, HATE MONGERS, BOOK BINDERS, SCRAP DRIVES, RODENTS, MOLD AND FIRE HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL UPON SURVIVAL... ALONG WITH FLOODS, TORNADOES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS WHICH CONTINUALLY REDUCE THE AVAILABLE NUMBER OF COLLECTIBLE COVERS TO ENJOY, PURCHASE AND SHOW OFF..
AS WITH ALL EPHEMERA - CONDITION SCARCITY, CONDITION, DESIRABILITY, CONDITION, AND.... DID I MENTION ... CONDITION... ARE THE PRIME FACTORS INVOLVED IN PRICE..
PERFECT COVERS ARE RARE --- AND PRICED ACCORDINGLY !
MOST COVERS PRIOR TO 1880 WERE PRINTED ON ACID FREE PAPER... AFTER THAT PAPER QUALITY CONTINUES TO DECLINE..
IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO USED ACID - FREE STORAGE + MOUNTING PRACTICES IN COLLECTING MAG COVERS..
Cover art it is either an artwork as illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, comic book, .........). The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e. to promote the product it is displayed on, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product, such as with art by the creator of the product.
MOST COVER ART COLLECTORS PURCHASE WITH THE VIEW OF COLLECTING PER PERIODICAL NAME, ARTIST, STYLE, SUBJECT MATTER, OR DATE... OUR LISTINGS THUS STRIVE TO USE IN THE TITLE THESE SEARCHABLE PARAMETERS
As decorative art these COVERS give you - the buyer - an opportunity to purchase and enjoy fine graphics
As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderful historic graphics of the past.
Should you have any questions please feel free to email us and we will do our best to clarify.
We ship in .... CUSTOM MAILER TUBES..... WE SHIP COVERS ROLLED + PROTECTED BY PLASTIC BAG
For multiple purchases ..... please wait for our invoice... OTHERWISE WE CANNOT DISCOUNT THE SHIPPING COST......THANKS.
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