Published to accompany the major exhibition opening at London's Imperial War Museum on 4 October 2007, this book features over 250 [tbc] of the most eye-catching and iconic posters from the Museum's international collection, some of the most powerful graphic images ever produced, and of huge appeal to designers of all kinds.
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'A unique record of the impact of war over the past century'
-- The Times
'A very useful reference source indeed... the definitive book on war posters' -- Military
-- The Times
'A very useful reference source indeed... the definitive book on war posters' -- Military
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James Aulich is Reader in Visual Culture at the Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art & Design. Among his other books are Seduction of Instruction?, Critical Kitaj, Political Posters in Central and Eastern Europe and Vietnam Images: War and Representation.
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By Peter Wade
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Format:Hardcover
I can't draw or paint if my life depended on it but I can appreciate great art.
This book is broken down in to sections on the poster,propaganda and publicity, the First World war, inter war years the Second World War and the Cold War and the new world order.
Some posters became iconic images such as Alfred Leete's Britons (Kitchener) Needs You. Published 1914 This has been adapted by the US army and reused again in the Vietnam war.
It has to have symbolic language or a metonymy which I learnt is where part stands for a whole such as a flag for a country, a bomb stands for war.
The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima has been reused for war bonds and again for Sarajevo Olympics 1994.
The stop the war coalition used the photos of abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 2004. Atrocities are sometimes shown and in the First World War the supposed crucificion of an Canadian soldier was used as "Your liberty bond will help stop this." Later it was admitted that the story was made up.
Racial stereotyping was common, Germans as barbarians Japanese as the Yellow peril. In the 1920s French colonial troops in the Ruhr were depicted as sexual predators.
The First World War with Daddy what did You do in the Great war" with two children and Dad looking worried. Also Women of Britain say- Go! Beautiful produced posters with an effective message.
Rarely is actual killing shown and a depiction of a British soldier bayoneting a German shocked both the British and Germans with the slogan Put strength in the final blow. Buy war bonds.
In the inter war years some of the German anti communists posters are quite horrible with gorillas and many headed hydras.... Read more ›
This book is broken down in to sections on the poster,propaganda and publicity, the First World war, inter war years the Second World War and the Cold War and the new world order.
Some posters became iconic images such as Alfred Leete's Britons (Kitchener) Needs You. Published 1914 This has been adapted by the US army and reused again in the Vietnam war.
It has to have symbolic language or a metonymy which I learnt is where part stands for a whole such as a flag for a country, a bomb stands for war.
The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima has been reused for war bonds and again for Sarajevo Olympics 1994.
The stop the war coalition used the photos of abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 2004. Atrocities are sometimes shown and in the First World War the supposed crucificion of an Canadian soldier was used as "Your liberty bond will help stop this." Later it was admitted that the story was made up.
Racial stereotyping was common, Germans as barbarians Japanese as the Yellow peril. In the 1920s French colonial troops in the Ruhr were depicted as sexual predators.
The First World War with Daddy what did You do in the Great war" with two children and Dad looking worried. Also Women of Britain say- Go! Beautiful produced posters with an effective message.
Rarely is actual killing shown and a depiction of a British soldier bayoneting a German shocked both the British and Germans with the slogan Put strength in the final blow. Buy war bonds.
In the inter war years some of the German anti communists posters are quite horrible with gorillas and many headed hydras.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There is little more you could ask of an art book than dozens of large, clear, full colour images and clear descriptions. The posters are split into categories, with introductions giving an overview for each one. These introductions are not particularly in depth and probably wouldn't be much use to someone looking for a history of propaganda, for instance. As an art book, however, it is superb, covering a wide range of styles, dates and regions and put together in a rather beautiful collection.
By djac
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I definitely wasn't expecting to buy a book like this. When i first saw it i thought it was a little book but when it arrived i was shocked... in a good way of course.
Its a big and quality book, that helps when we are working or viewing pictures like these.
This is a MUST for everyone who likes art or are interested in this kind of history.
Its a big and quality book, that helps when we are working or viewing pictures like these.
This is a MUST for everyone who likes art or are interested in this kind of history.
By fleur708
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Placed order for this item and got it within 3 working days! Which is amazing.
The book got to me in perfect condition, which was great... can't say anything negative
about it! Great gift for someone or yourself, if your interested in the history or the art
of war posters.
The book got to me in perfect condition, which was great... can't say anything negative
about it! Great gift for someone or yourself, if your interested in the history or the art
of war posters.
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