Poster ‘Art’ Of the 1920s and 1930s

Synopsis

A study of posters produced between the wars for the LMS and LNER railway companies, the Empire Marketing Board, Austin Reed and Shell-Mex. A variety of artists and styles is apparent in this collection, but the designs all indicate one aspect of the commercial art of the period: the promotion of a company’s public image through its association with ‘art’ and its implied aim of discernment and good taste. An analysis of styles, typography and composition provides the basis for a discussion of the relationship between art and advertising.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 27 slides.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 2005 sale: £35.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Accompanying 10-page text with introduction, commentary, bibliography and note on poster archives in Britain.

Subjects

Art

Keywords

advertising; commercial art; posters

Credits

Writer

John Hewitt

Distributor

Name

Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design

Email

c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk

Web

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0161 247 1930

Fax

0161 247 6897

Address

The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG