Three Cheers for Books — Adrienne Adams, 1963

Three Cheers for Books celebrates the 1963 Book Week with Adrienne Adams’s imaginative scene of reading and flight. A lively group of young readers rides together in a decorated balloon basket, holding books as they rise into a warm orange sky. Above them, the enormous cream balloon carries the handwritten message “Three Cheers for Books!” surrounded by playful pink and green ornament.

Adams combines coral-orange, cream, pink and deep green with fine illustrative linework and softly textured areas. The oversized balloon gives the composition a strong vertical rhythm, while the children, floating books and decorative details bring movement to the lower half. The inscription “Book Week November 10–16, 1963” places the design firmly within the tradition of American reading-promotion posters.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Adrienne Adams
• Title: Three Cheers for Books
• Original title: Three cheers for books
• Series: Book Week
• Date: 1963
• Period: 1960s / Mid-Century
• Place of Origin: United States
• Medium: Color poster / illustration

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
• Protection: Shatterproof plexiglass protects the print while keeping the framed artwork lightweight.
• Ready to hang: A hanging kit is included, allowing the framed print to be mounted directly on the wall.
• Available sizes: Offered in a range of sizes to suit different spaces.
• Materials: Printed using FSC-certified paper and wood where available.
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