Posters of the First World War
The First World War, a new low in the annals of armed conflict, coincided with a golden age for the relatively new art of advertising. Striking and colourful posters were produced throughout the years 1914-18 to recruit soldiers, promote investment, keep up morale and, naturally, to vilify the enemy; prominent artists including Alfred Leete paired bold images with punchy text to maximise impact. The selection in this book offers an informative guide to the range of posters created and to how they were displayed around the nation, and explores the public's increasing dissatisfaction with being patronised and goaded. From the iconic, commanding…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Fleming, Robert
- ISBN: 978-0-7478-1539-6
- EAN: 9780747815396
- Produktnummer: 29289631
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 172 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 7'872 KB
- Abbildungen: 20 b/w; 50 col
Über den Autor
David Bownes is a museum professional with over 20 years' experience working in the sector, and is Assistant Director at the National Army Museum. Among his other books are London Transport Posters: A Century of Art and Design and Underground: How the Tube Shaped London.
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