100 Posters That Changed The World

I am a poster historian. This author is not. There are dozens of poster experts around the world, and apparently none were consulted in the creation of this book. It is full of flagrant untruths about poster history, many of which are easily remedied through a quick google. The section on Rosie the Riveter alone is shamelessly under-researched — this poster was not street facing, nor was it a recruitment poster. It was a part of a morale boosting series put out by Westinghouse for inside their factories. Moreover, she is not Rosie the Riveter, nor was she ever intended to be so—that name only got linked to her image after she appeared on the cover of Smithsonian magazine in the 80s and became an icon of the women’s movement. The photos are great, and I was hoping for just a light, fun romp through poster history. Instead, I got amateur hour by someone who has no business writing on a topic he knows nothing about.

Quality book, great content

joli livre interessant servant de support pour analyser des images en anglais dans mes classes

Book is a bit small, some posters are a bit small, but overall a very nice selection. It’s cheap because it should be bigger, but it’s still quite ok.