Article featuring poster by Bloomsbury Group Alumni Vanessa Bell
via Spotlight on Collections – The National Motor Museum Trust
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Jock Kinneir : multi tallent
Most blog readers probably know this but I was surprised to find a connection between the Golden era of poster design and British road signs: but here its is Seems Jock was a powerhouse behind the design and typography of the signage system we see today. And will be forever associated with his colleague Margaret …
G S Brien unsung hero
There are many artists from the 1930s that we simply know little about One such is G S (Stan) Brien Brian produced 6 posters for Shell including the Chamois Quick Starting Pair, Summer Shell with the swallows, Cheetahs Quick Starting Pair, Hares Quick Starting Pair and a second Summer Shell poster. He also did book …
More great posters coming many under £75 Changing all the time please keep looking !
We are upping our Sales output with 15 new posters to be listed over the next few days. Artists featured include Purvis, Eckersley and Tomi Ungerer to add to items already listed from Newbould, Padden and Heniron. We will also have some unusual 1960s GPO posters, a couple from the Imperial War Museum and a …
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Magical Shell part 1
The Shell Advertising Poster 1920–1953 Introduction The first Shell advertising poster was produced in 1920. Posters were displayed on the side of the delivery lorries transporting cans of fuel to customers across the country (see figure 1). These posters became known as Lorry Bills. Lorry Bills are characteristic of Shell’s advertising during the 1920s and …
Barnett Freedman for Shell. hoarding
Shell posters is a rich vein to mine for any blogger. have included this one as a little taster and also to illustrate the point from the previous posts, some Advertising posters are rather large and also sometimes come in several pieces. Some of the best mid century poster artists have a distinctive style and …