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Tag Archives: #Posters
Glamourpuss posters from a previous age
Advertising in the early 1950s saw a boom in posters for both the corporate world and the everyday consumer. Wanting to appeal to a broad audience, the 50s Style posters were often brightly coloured, and often whimsical or playful in … Continue reading
On Armistice Day – Lest We Forget
Above is part of a collection of World War One (WW1) recruitment posters, (A gift by Horace H.J. Roberts). Over 200 Parliamentary Recruiting Committee and Parliamentary War Saving Committee posters were published before the introduction for conscription in January 1916. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fabric, Textiles
Tagged #Armistace Day, #Poppies4Remembrance, #Posters, #WarTimePosters
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Ooh La La! What a Lou-Lou!
French fashion and advertising painter, “Raymond” aka Pierre-Laurent Brenot was born on 8th July 1913 and often referred to as the “Father of the French pin-up”. In 1928, he entered the Ecole Estienne (School of the Book), which he attended … Continue reading
Posted in Illustrations, nostalgia
Tagged #Fashion, #IllustrativeArt, #PosterArt, #Posters, French designers, ierre-Laurent Brenot
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Slaps and Posters
There’s a huge variety of items that can be covered in paste-up art. This includes posters,wheat-pastes or wheaties, or slap up or slaps. Here’s an example of how quickly you can slap up a piece. Website | About | … Continue reading
Posted in Stickers&Slaps, StreetArt
Tagged #Posters, #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, grafitti, slaps, stickers
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