Exhibition of British Industrial Design in the Home, London
Poster
1933 (printed)
1933 (printed)
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During the period between the First and Second World Wars, Austin Cooper (1890-1964), a teacher and poster designer, was considered one of the ‘big five’. The others were Tom Purvis, Fred Taylor, Frank Mason and Frank Newbound. This poster advertised an Exhibition of British Industrial Art in the Home of 1933. Its typography contributes to its strong visual impact. It also shows the increasing influence of Bauhaus-inspired design principles. The letters ‘BIA’ have an architectural feel. They are influenced by László Moholy-Nagy’s emphasis on the three-dimensional primary forms - cone, ball and cube.
Object details
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| Title | Exhibition of British Industrial Design in the Home, London (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph poster by Austin Cooper advertising the exhibition of British Industrial Art in the Home, held at the Dorland Hall, Lower Regent Street, London, 20 June - 12 July, 1933. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising the exhibition of British Industrial Art in the Home, held at the Dorland Hall, Lower Regent Street, London, 20 June – 12 July 1933. A strong typographic design showing influence of Bauhaus-inspired design principles. The focus of the design is the letters B I A, printed in yellow, which have an architectural feel. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Signed.) |
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| Summary | During the period between the First and Second World Wars, Austin Cooper (1890-1964), a teacher and poster designer, was considered one of the ‘big five’. The others were Tom Purvis, Fred Taylor, Frank Mason and Frank Newbound. This poster advertised an Exhibition of British Industrial Art in the Home of 1933. Its typography contributes to its strong visual impact. It also shows the increasing influence of Bauhaus-inspired design principles. The letters ‘BIA’ have an architectural feel. They are influenced by László Moholy-Nagy’s emphasis on the three-dimensional primary forms - cone, ball and cube. |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
| Other number | 9/C8 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.133-1961 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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