I often drive past the Raleigh factory just outside Nottingham on the way to that newly created leisure activity : shopping at Ikea. I can’t complain (too much) as my wife : Suz is Swedish and she needs to stock up on delicacies from time to time. I am not sure of the benefit of …
I love blogging posters for the simple reason that there is always someone new out there. This time its the Jaffa king … Finlands’ finest … Erik Bruun
Have received a great response about my previous post on the inimitable Harry Stevens By some strange omission he doesn’t have a Wikepedia entry. (note to self …..) all you can find there is information about a similarly named hot dog salesman from Derby. As the Americans say … go figure (and buy me a …
Remember these appear for sale on the website first and if you are quick you can grab them for a discount and free postage
These covers range from the very good to the downright baffling. I guess they are a product of their time, where mystery was mysterious, cowboy’s reigned on the plains and publishers wanted to be out there and avant guard. It wasn’t until later that the likes of Saul Bass and the James Bond movie posters …
A new exhibition at the National Theatre will celebrate the most inventive poster design from the institution’s history, spanning from 1963 to the present day. Source: National Theatre to host an exhibition of its most “adventurous” posters, curated by Rick Poyner
There is something instantly recognisable about the work of Barnett Freedman. As someone who is slightly colour blind its hard to put my finger on it exactly but its a combination of his light touch with colour and a certain approach to geometry. He was also an accomplished artist in his own right. This is …
Subject of a 2012 Exhibition in Manchester referred here In Translation Hosted no doubt partially due to the far sighted nature of acquiring 222 examples in 1932. I missed the exhibition but am working on getting a look somehow. For me there are 2 genres of EMB posters Showcasing the product (I absolutely love the …
On the subject of lino cuts and printmaking, a contemporary artist who would make magnificent posters is Angela Harding https://angelaharding.co.uk/blogs/news Here is an example of her outstanding work
A couple of small pre war lithos with a wow factor going into the sales area tomorrow
