Winter Carnival: A Century of Dartmouth s

• Used Book in Good Condition.

Avidly collected and fetching high prices at auction, the Dartmouth Winter Carnival is a treasured and tangible artifact of one of the College’s most cherished traditions. Here, presented for the first time, is Dartmouth College Library’s definitive collection of Winter Carnival s from 1911 to 2010, celebrating Dartmouth’s seasonal bacchanal, sports fest, and social daze. In addition to their merit as markers of changing taste in graphic arts, the s offer a fascinating glimpse into a century of intense cultural and institutional development. As a sustained collection the s are nearly unrivaled, to the envy of ephemera collectors. Everything is here, from the high-end, design-informed style of the early years to the pop-culture and annual-theme inspired s of more recent years. A constant element is the effervescence of those Dartmouth days, tinged with the glow of nostalgia: youth, energy, sex, sports, camaraderie, and dragons. This colorful and memory-evoking volume also includes a catalogue raisonné giving dimensions, artists’ names, and other relevant information; charming artistic ephemera (dance cards and programs) from the missing (less?) years of 1912 to 1934; and rare photos of the selection process. In addition, the book includes an illustrated essay retelling the story of Budd Schulberg and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s notorious trip to Winter Carnival; an essay about the art of the s by noted graphic arts scholar Steven Heller; and a poignant piece by alumna and cultural observer Gina Barreca (class of ’79) remembering the s and the Winter Carnival experience from a student’s point of view. This is a wonderful book for alumni, collectors of s and ski s, and anyone who has ever been touched by the magic of Winter Carnival.