Philip Granville Poster Collection
20th century posters from around the world
Overview
This collection of over 1,000 exhibition, advertising and campaign posters includes the work of many important 20th century graphic designers. It holds posters from the UK, France, Germany, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Japan, USA, Australia and South Africa, and is particularly strong in posters from the former Eastern Europe.
Key figures such as Gerhard Voigt, Alain le Quernec, Josep Ramon Gomez, Alan Fletcher, Juris Dimiters, Gunter Rambow, FHK Henrion, and Grapus are represented, as well as commercial advertising and design agencies such as Bartle Bogart Hegarty and Pentagram.
Images: Left - Designed by Gunter Rambow, Germany, 1988 © G. Rambow. Right - Designed by Gerhard Voigt, Germany, 1985 © G. Voigt
Well-known advertising and propaganda campaigns can be found in the collection including:
- Hugh Marshall’s advertisements for Bull’s Blood Wine in the 1970s
- David Lance Goines’ Chez Panisse posters from the 1980s
- International HIV and AIDS awareness campaigns from the 1980s
- the controversial Benetton series by Oliviero Toscani from the 1990s
The collection can be searched online using the Search link below. You can view it in person in our Reading Room by making an appointment. If you’d like to bring your students to see some of the archive, enquire about a group visit.
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Photography and Copyright
You can photograph our collections for personal study and research only. Just ask for a Photography Permission Form when you visit.
If you’re not able to visit us in person, we may be able to send you a scan or photograph of the item instead.
Contact us if you need an image for use in social media, print or online publication, or commercial purposes.
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