TY  - BOOK
AU  - Flood,Catherine
ED  - Victoria and Albert Museum,
TI  - British posters: advertising, art & activism 
SN  - 9781851776764 (pbk)
U1  - 741.6740941 23
PY  - 0000///[date of distribution not identified]
CY  - New York
PB  - Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams Inc.
KW  - Posters, British
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Social participation
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Social problems in art
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword / Margaret Timmers -- 1. Moving through the mainstream. Post-war reconstruction -- Commercial art, graphic design and the 'creative revolution' -- The continuing power of the poster -- 2. Alternative directions. Pop, psychedelia and the poster boom -- Protest poster-making -- Posters and popular music -- 3. Into a digital age. Renaissance in outdoor advertising -- Bill posters will be prosecuted (Bill Posters is innocent) -- The art gallery of the streets -- 'People do love huge pieces of paper' -- Speaking truth to power
N2  - "Drawing on the V & A's wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies and counter-cultural groups. The range spans 'Keep Britain Tidy' campaigns, lavishly produced Benson & Hedges billboards, punk rock posters, hand-printed indictments of politicians and public art projects on the Underground. Defying regular predictions of its demise, the poster in Britain has adapted itself within a changing technological environment. It has absorbed new directions in art and design and has met unfolding social and commercial challenges."--Page 2 of cover
ER  -