Item #1964 Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs. Maxine Walters, J. C Gabel.
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs
Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs

Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs

Featuring over 200 reproductions of original posters and signs from the early 1980s onward, this scarce monograph surveys the unofficial history of graphic design within Jamaican dancehall music culture. These one-of-a-kind, hand-painted posters created to advertise local parties and concerts are distinguished by their unique visual style, characterized by bright colors and bold, hand-drawn lettering. Reproduced one per page in full color and accompanied by interviews and essays, this volume brings these long-overlooked dancehall posters to critical attention. Scarce/out of print. Item #1964.

Condition: Near Fine, with light edgewear along spine.

Design Survey
Hat & Beard Press
7.75" x 9.5"
240 pages
Hardcover
Los Angeles, CA: 2016
ISBN: 9780996744744

Price: $375.00

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