The real mad men : the renegades of Madison Avenue and the golden age of advertising / Andrew Cracknell ; foreword by Sir John Hegarty ; [introduction by Fred Danzig].
Taking a cue from AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men, provides a visual history of the key major ad campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s and the people behind them who kicked off the Creative Revolution.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780762440900 (hbk)
- ISBN: 0762440902
- Physical Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Philadelphia : Running Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Sir John Hegarty -- How true is Mad men? / Fred Danzig -- Prologue -- The story so far -- A growing respect -- The unlikely hero -- Lighting the touchpaper -- Thinking small -- The word spreads -- Avis v Hertz -- Changing times -- Thinking big -- Women of the Avenue -- Epilogue. |
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Subject: | Advertising agencies > United States > History > 20th century. Advertising > United States > History > 20th century. Advertising executives > United States. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HF 6182 .U5 C73 2011 | 30543722 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Real Mad Men : The Renegades of Madison Avenue and the Golden Age of Advertising
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The Real Mad Men : The Renegades of Madison Avenue and the Golden Age of Advertising
Advertising is a business rooted in art, an art rooted in business, and it reached its peak in a specific place at a specific time: New York City at the end of the 1950s and through the '60s. AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men has garnered awards for its portrayal of advertising executives. This engaging, insightful narrative reveals, for the first time, the lives and work of the real advertising men and women of that era. Just as portrayed in the series, these creative people were the stars of the real Madison Avenue. Their innate eccentricity, vanity, and imagination meant their behavior and lifestyle was as candid and original as their advertising. They had it and they flaunted it. People like Bill Bernbach, George Lois, Ed McCabe, Mary Wells, Marion Harper, Julian Koenig, Steve Frankfurt, and Amil Gargano, and others, who in that small space, in that short time, created some of the most radical and influential advertising ever and sparked a revolution in the methods, practice, and execution of the business. Including over 100 full-color illustrations, the book details iconic campaigns such as VW, Avis, Alka Seltzer, Benson & Hedges, Polaroid, and Braniff Airways.