James Aulich

This is a splendidly chosen selection of war posters, splendidly reproduced. The first section discusses -- and vividly presents -- the war poster as propaganda, examining its roots in publicity and its use of design. The next four sections discuss the First World War, interwar Europe, the Second World War, and finally the cold war and the post-cold war wars. The text is interesting if not ground breaking, but the point here is the pictures. Was the war poster the iconic art form of the 20th century? This powerful collection (and again, beautiful presentation) sparks that thought.… (més)