Date: 1994
Size: 20 x 28.5 inches
Size: 20 x 28.5 inches
Artist: David King
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by David King in 1978 for the Anti-Nazi League. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: In this poster, from a series produced in 1978 for the Anti-Nazi League, David King employed the kind of layout used for shock value in the sensational press. An enormous title occupies a third of the image. Beneath it appears an archive photo of Nazi barbarity and the slogan "Stop the Nazi National Front!" Inescapably violent, the image illustrates King's talent for integrating archive photos into a meticulously contemporary graphic style. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.130)
This poster is in good condition with some minor folds at the top right. Ready to be framed.