| There is a
lot of information on the history of posters and poster design on
the Internet, and some of them are listed here.
Posters by Artist Designers of
the 1920s and 1930s
"The watchwords of social change
in Britain are 'evolution not revolution' This has tended to emphasise
continuity rather than radicalism and to make Britain appear,
with hindsight at least, less exciting than her international
neighbours. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the period following
the First World War when, in contrast to the metallic machine
modernism of Germany, France, the USSR and USA, Britain created
an expansive garden suburb of half-timbered semis in Bromley,
Surbiton, Watford and Letchworth. The new developments of suburbia
were made possible by massive improvements in the road and rail
transport infrastructure. Suddenly, it became possible, desirable
even, to live in the clean and healthy open air and to travel
to work on a daily basis."
http://www.artbookservices.com/articles/april97/Apr97_6.html
Two Types of Prints: Linocut and
Poster
"The aftermath of the First World
War was a period of enormous social change: the emancipation of
women continued and 'homes fit for heroes' were constructed, in
ever increasing numbers, around the metropolitan centres of Britain.
The new democracy of 'Metroland' required all sorts of furnishings
and decorations and these were provided by embracing the full
potential of industrial production."
http://www.artbookservices.com/articles/dec96/dec12.html
The Art of Propaganda
"It's a safe bet that when James
Montgomery Flagg designed his poster "Wake Up, America!" in 1917,
he wasn't thinking of creating an investing opportunity. The immediate
goal of his work, printed at the behest of the Mayor's Council
of New York City, was to warn Americans about the perils of staying
neutral in World War I. And this would be no one-of-a-kind work
of art; the posters were put up all over the city. Today, a copy
of "Wake Up, America!" costs as much as $7,000."
Taken from http://www.worth.com/articles/M9608A01.html,
now a dead link.
Theories of National Culture
"The theoretical basis of nationality is
not well developed, but it appears to be emerging that the concept
of 'nation' is relatively recent, owing much to literacy and the
written word, generalised by the invention of printing, and consolidated
as a national market in an economic hinterland, in the context
of developing capitalism."
http://www.iol.ie/~rjtechne/scihist/hista21.htm}
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