Bring 'em up short
Poster
1966 (printed)
1966 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
This is a poster advertising the magazine Newsweek. The artist, Charles Santore (born 1935), is well known for his book illustrations, as well as other forms of art. Here he uses humour, linking an image of the short-statured Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), with the punning caption ‘Bring ’em up short’. The illustrative style of poster design became popular in America in the 1950s and 1960s, especially as pioneered by the illustrators Seymour Chwast (born 1931) and Milton Glaser (born 1929) at the Push Pin Studios. (They founded the Push Pin Studios in New York in 1954.) This was an appropriate style for the advertisement of books and periodicals.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bring 'em up short (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster - 'Bring 'em up short quote Newsweek' by Charles Santore; 1966; colour screenprint; |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Jack Rennert |
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| Literary reference | Newsweek |
| Summary | This is a poster advertising the magazine Newsweek. The artist, Charles Santore (born 1935), is well known for his book illustrations, as well as other forms of art. Here he uses humour, linking an image of the short-statured Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), with the punning caption ‘Bring ’em up short’. The illustrative style of poster design became popular in America in the 1950s and 1960s, especially as pioneered by the illustrators Seymour Chwast (born 1931) and Milton Glaser (born 1929) at the Push Pin Studios. (They founded the Push Pin Studios in New York in 1954.) This was an appropriate style for the advertisement of books and periodicals. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.320-1973 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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