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The Suez Canal (colour litho)

IMAGE number
MAN464415
Image title
The Suez Canal (colour litho)
Artist
Pears, Charles (1873-1958) / English
Location
Manchester Art Gallery, UK
Medium
colour lithograph
Image description

commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd for HMSO; 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.

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© Manchester Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
camel / animal / ship / ships / print / african / egyptian / empire marketing board / british empire / egypt / north africa / suez canal / vintage poster / desert
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Largest available format 4062 × 2703 px 9 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 4062 × 2703 px 344 × 229 mm 8.9 MB
Medium 1024 × 682 px 87 × 58 mm 908 KB

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