A guest post by Rebecca Savage exploring the life and work of the overlooked poster artist, designer, author, illustrator and Head of BBC Children's Television Freda Lingstrom.
Advocates for the Arts #4: Freda Lingstrom
Tag: London Underground
Advocates for the Arts #2: Mary Adshead
For the second piece in the Advocates for the Arts series, I'm celebrating the work of painter, illustrator and muralist Mary Adshead (1904-1995), especially her wartime murals for Birmingham.
Posters as a civilising force
Inspired by a new exhibition of Japanese Red Cross posters at New York’s Poster House, this post explores how interwar posters were used to shape public behaviour.
Revolutionary Red Tape 