The Gaze of Drifting Skies: A Treasury of Bird's Eye Cartoon Views

Depicting bustling crowds from great heights was once a popular visual genre among the public of the early twentieth century, regularly appearing in newspapers and magazines. Carnivals and circuses, cook-outs and baseball games, busy city streets and train stations or parades and epic battle scenes were all depicted along with all manner of everyday life. Adults and children alike will spend hours delighting in the details of these marvelously orchestrated scenes. This coffee table collection showcases the remarkable beauty and breadth of these forgotten American classics.