Top Hats and Flappers

by Russell Patterson

edited by Shane Glines & Alex Chin One of the most influential illustrators/cartoonists of his generation, Russell Patterson's impact spanned decades. Along with an introductory essay by illustration art historian Armando Mendez, this volume showcases Patterson at his pinnacle, featuring many of his most important and dynamic magazine covers and illustrations from the 1920s all the way to the Atomic Age.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156097737X
• ISBN13: 9781560977377
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 12.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Book.

Russell Patterson is one of those guys that never was the house hold name that John Held Jr. or Charles Schulz was but he should have been. What a great talent,at least he's not completely forgotten.

Marvellous and classy

A very complete book about a great artist. The reproductions are big size and great quality. If you like illustrators, this is a must have: Russel Patterson work is very modern, brilliant and elegant.

Highly recommended for period piece artbook collections.

Toppers and Flappers: The Art of Russell Patterson is a snazzy coffee-table artbook featuring the 1920's and 30's magazine cartoons of Russell Patterson. Most illustrations are in black-and-white; some are color reproduction of magazine covers; nearly all feature the stylish "flapper" women of the era engaged in a wide variety of poses and activities, from reading tabloids on a bus to engaging in archery for the sake of showing off medieval costumes. The text introduces the reader to the mood of the era and Patterson's life and career, but most of Toppers and Flappers is dedicated to the vivacious, cutting, sometimes slightly lewd, and always eye-catching images themselves. Highly recommended for period piece artbook collections.