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The Art of Advertising, The

Advertisers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century pushed the boundaries of printing, manipulated language, inspired a new form of art and exploited many formats, including calendars, bookmarks and games. This collection of essays examines the extent to which these standalone advertisements – which have survived by chance and are now divorced from their original purpose – provide information not just on the sometimes bizarre products being sold, but also on class, gender, Britishness, war, fashion and shopping. Starting with the genesis of an advertisement through the creation of text, image, print and format, the authors go on to examine the changing profile of the consumer, notably the rise of the middle classes, and the way in which manufacturers and retailers identified and targeted their markets. Finally, they look at advertisements as documents that both reveal and conceal details about society, politics and local history. Copiously illustrated from the world-renowned John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera and featuring work by influential illustrators John Hassall and Dudley Hardy, this attractive book invites us to consider both the intended and unintended messages of the advertisements of the past.

256 pages | 200 color plates | 9.375 x 10.25 | © 2020

History: European History

Media Studies


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Table of Contents

Foreword

The Genesis of an Advertisement
Chapter 1 Advertising Takes Shape: Changing methods of production 1800 to 1939
Michael Twyman
Chapter 2 The Language of Advertising
Lynda Mugglestone
Chapter 3 Art and Commerce
Julie Anne Lambert
Chapter 4 Ways and Means
Julie Anne Lambert
Consumers and Commodities
Chapter 5 Who will Buy?
Julie Anne Lambert
Chapter 6 Shops and Advertising: 1660s to 1930s
Helen Clifford
Social History
Chapter 7 Mirror of Society?
Julie Anne Lambert
Chapter 8 Pomp and Circumstance: Images of Britain
Ashley Jackson and David Tomkins
Chapter 9 The Local Scene
Julie Anne Lambert
Notes
Further Reading
Contributors
Index

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