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

Name: Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design
Email: c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
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Address: The Visual Resources Curator
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