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First World War Posters (Masterpieces of Art)

First World War Posters (Masterpieces of Art)

by Gary Sheffield (Foreword), Gary Sheffield (Foreword), Gary Sheffield (Foreword), Rosalind Ormiston (Author)

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    Illustrated 2013

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Synopsis

2014 will mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. First World War Posters is a striking and insightful foray into what this conflict meant to people all over the world and how their governments used poster art as a powerful appeal to everyone in society. Featuring fantastic posters from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Europe, the human angle really comes through. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to the war and its posters, the book goes on to showcase the key works in all their glory.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 144
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Published: 15 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 0857758160
ISBN 13: 9780857758163

Author Bio
Rosalind Ormiston is an author and arts journalist with a wide range of interests in art, architecture and design history. Since 2002 she has been a visiting lecturer in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London. Her publications include: Van Gogh: A Life in Letters & Art, Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks, Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration, William Morris: Artist, Craftsman, Pioneer; and books on Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt. Professor Gary Sheffield holds the Chair of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. A leading authority on the First World War, he has published extensively on military history, including The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army (2011) which was shortlisted for the 2012 Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature.