Posters of the First World War - Rilegato

Bownes, David; Fleming, Robert

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0747814287 ISBN 13: 9780747814283

Casa editrice: Shire Publications, 2014

Riassunto

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 Your Country Needs YOU! to the anxious domestic scene of Daddy, What Did YOU Do in the War?, and including the infamous depiction of a bayoneting in Back Him Up!, this book puts the reader in the shoes of the Great War 'man in the street'.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Shire Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0747814287
• ISBN 13: 9780747814283
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 172