Author: Ball, Stuart.
Title: Dole queues and demons : British election posters from the Conservative Party archive.
Description: Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2011. Paperback. 186 pp. color illustrations ; 25 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - A blend of graphic design, bold art or photography and cunning psychology, election posters are an unsung art form, stretching back to the dawn of the twentieth century. Exploiting the Conservative Party Archive held at the Bodleian Library which contains over 700 posters, this book charts the evolution of the Conservatives' election posters. Divided into chapters along political periods, the book highlights the changing fashions in and attitudes to advertising, political ideology, slogans, combativeness and above all, propriety. Each chapter includes a brief introduction discussing the major themes of the period as well as captions explaining specific issues related to the individual posters. From demons to dole queues gives a fascinating insight into the issues and strategies of the Conservative Party throughout the twentieth century, and up to the present day. A foreword by advertising guru Maurice Saatchi discusses the posters from a communication and design perspective. ISBN 9781851243532.

Keywords: ART, poster art political posters