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Buy Empire, from the series 'Milestones of Empire Trade' [6319401] (colour litho)
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 5000. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
$175.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 1500. 7 years. (excludes advertising)
$100.00
Corporate website, social media or presentation/talk
Web display, social media, apps or blogs.
Not for advertising. All languages. 1 year + archival rights
$190.00
Personal website or social media
Web display, social media, apps or blogs. 5 years.
Not for commercial use or advertising.
All languages. 5 years
$50.00
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Commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Waterlow & Sons for HMSO; see also 464435 & 464436;
Manchester Art Gallery holds a fascinating collection of artist-designed posters, Commissioned by the British government's Empire Marketing Board between 1926 and 1933. The EMB's main function was to increase sales of Empire-grown and Empire-made goods throughout Great Britain, its Dominions and its Colonies. One aspect of its activities was a poster campaign that was designed to turn Britons into 'Empire-conscious' consumers.
Over 200 posters were acquired by Manchester Art Gallery in the 1930s. The posters' strong images illustrate the Empire's people, places and products. However, for a contemporary audience, the posters sometimes express uncomfortable beliefs and raise difficult questions about the legacies of the Empire today.