Trust the People
Design
ca. 1947 (made)
ca. 1947 (made)
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Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.
This design in blue and red ink is for a poster for an exhibition titled "Trust the People". Simple forms have been used to create strong recognisable silhouettes of standing figures in the top left corner and the profile of a man's head with an upraised hand in the right foreground. The style of the figures is continued in a bold type which contrasts with the use of type in the style of handwriting for the word "Exhibition". The combination of blue and red against a white background with the style of illustration creates a bold composition that can immediately be noticed and read by its audience.
This design in blue and red ink is for a poster for an exhibition titled "Trust the People". Simple forms have been used to create strong recognisable silhouettes of standing figures in the top left corner and the profile of a man's head with an upraised hand in the right foreground. The style of the figures is continued in a bold type which contrasts with the use of type in the style of handwriting for the word "Exhibition". The combination of blue and red against a white background with the style of illustration creates a bold composition that can immediately be noticed and read by its audience.
Object details
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| Title | Trust the People (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and poster colours on paper |
| Brief description | Design for an exhibition poster, pencil and poster colours, by Wilfrid R. Addey; London, ca. 1947 |
| Physical description | Design for Trust the People Exhibition (Conservative Party) poster held at Dorland Hall in June 1947. Profile of a man's head and hands in blue silhouette and in the top left a group of 'pin-men' (resembling the emblematic figures found on toilet signs), in red, white or blue, with an oblique rectangle with rounded corners in blue outline overlapping the group. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Credit line | Given by K. D. and E. F. Law |
| Historical context | Wilfrid R. Addey worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. |
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| Summary | Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s. This design in blue and red ink is for a poster for an exhibition titled "Trust the People". Simple forms have been used to create strong recognisable silhouettes of standing figures in the top left corner and the profile of a man's head with an upraised hand in the right foreground. The style of the figures is continued in a bold type which contrasts with the use of type in the style of handwriting for the word "Exhibition". The combination of blue and red against a white background with the style of illustration creates a bold composition that can immediately be noticed and read by its audience. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.188-2003 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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