Pinball art Keith Temple

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From the cover: “Born into the austerity of the 1930’s, today pinball is played throughout the world. It was a long journey from the speakeasies of the prohibition era through the diners and coffee bars of the fifties and sixties to the high-tech wizardry of contemporary machines, but the story is a fascinating one. The illustrated back glasses and playing fields are now also recognised as classic works of graphic art in their own right. Concentrating on the art and graphics of the back glasses and playing fields, Pinball Art provides a definitive guide to the evolution, both technical and stylistic that has taken place over half a century of pinball manufacture. In particular the changing subject matter of the illustrations is examined, providing a social and political commentary on the popular icons of the day. Cowboys and Indians, poker, comic book heroes, war games, fantasy worlds, pop idols as diverse as Kiss and Dolly Parton, Robocop and The Simpsons are all in the pinball hall of fame, immortalised on the pinball backglass.

Illustrated with 120 colour photographs and featuring interviews with some of the early American artists and pioneers, this book is a comprehensive reference work which will appeal to anyone who has ever been tempted by that silver ball.”