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. Beginning with a thoughtful introduction to the war and its posters, the book goes on to showcase the key works in all their glory.
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.