First World War Posters
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.About the AuthorRosalind 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. Date Published 15th October 2013