Showcases some of the Imperial War Museum's most iconic and visually relevant poster pieces, in a collection of more than 250 works that reflect the period's propaganda campaigns, graphic art techniques, and political climates in a variety of countries.
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This essential publication features a wide selection of the most eye-catching and iconic examples from the internationally renowned poster collection at the Imperial War Museum in London. More than 300 superb full-color illustrations of hard-hitting propaganda and groundbreaking graphic art encompass unforgettable images such as Alfred Leete's "Your Country Needs You" as well as documentary photographs of posters in situ and additional material drawn from the world of advertising.Through posters, James Aulich, an international expert on posters and graphic design in conflict, examines the social, political, ethnic and cultural aspirations of America, Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Covering topics as diverse as advertising in World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, Germany and Occupied Europe in World War II, anti-nuclear campaigns and Vietnam, the book is comprehensive yet accessible, and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in history or graphic design.
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