Jim Heimann
Forfatter af All-American Ads of the 50s
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In addition to a career as a graphic designer and illustrator, Jim Heimann is a teacher and author. His graphic design works have been exhibited in several California galleries as well as at a number of shows in Germany and Japan. Heimann's design clients include CBS Records, Columbia Pictures, The vis mere Screen Actors Guild, and the National Football League. Heimann's written works include such books as California Crazy!, Hooray For Hollywood, Out With The Stars, Close Cover Before Striking, and Car Hops and Curb Service. He has also written on popular culture and regional history and architecture for many publications, among them the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone magazine. Heimann graduated from California State College in Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is a native of Los Angeles. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Serier
Værker af Jim Heimann
Los Angeles: Portrait of a city; Porträt einer Stadt; portrait d'une ville {complete} (2009) — Redaktør — 101 eksemplarer
Car hops and curb service : a history of American drive-in restaurants, 1920-1960 (1996) 55 eksemplarer
Los Angeles: Portrait of a city; Porträt einer Stadt; portrait d'une ville {abridged} (2009) — Redaktør — 10 eksemplarer
LeRoy Grannis. Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s. Ediz. italiana, spagnola e portoghese (2010) 2 eksemplarer
All American Ads. 1 eksemplar
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- Heimann, Jim
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- 1948
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- graphic designer
historian
instructor, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
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As advertised, a whirlwind tour through the seedy history of LA. Very nicely done & produced, with ample crime scene photos. There are several pulp magazine reproduction inserts that help set the mood. The last chapter is a review of Hollywood noir. Very well done, a must for any noir fan.
I enjoyed this book. Food history is so much fun, and that includes old menus. Fun book, wish it had been larger with more stuff!
Beautiful photography and imagery capture the '50s and '60s, two decades in advertising. With anecdotes and essays to accompany the artwork, this book is worth owning (or if you're like me, checking it out multiple times from your local library).
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From the first Pig Stand in Texas to the last Bob's Big Boy, they're all here. A lot of the history related here has to do with the buildings and how to dazzle the passing motorist. Car hops came later. One recurring feature was the central pylon jutting skyward (ahem!).
At first, the fare was mostly BBQ pork sandwiches and "chicken in the rough" before the proprietors figured out that they could serve more people faster with burgers. Thus, the ubiquitous burger.
This is pretty well written and the interesting facts just keep coming. Contrary to popular belief, the drive-in was in decline by the time teenagers in the 50's were hanging out at them. And did you know that Hollywood stars would frequent the drive-ins near the studios back in the 30's?… (mere)