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Commercial Art Vol 10, No 60, June 1931

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Content includes:
Designing an Exhibition. By Douglas Tanner, F.R.I.B.A.
Venesta Exhibition Stand Competition
New Paths in Poster Work. By Jan Tschichold
Is Modern Advertising in Touch with the Public By Leslie Stubbings of Service Advertising Co., Ltd.
Michel Bouchaud
Style and the Art Director. By Walter Smith of J. Walter Thompson Company
Dudley Hardy, Masters of the Poster, 4. By Stanley Rowland
The Fashion Parlour. By A. S. Levetus
Juan Oliver. By Earle K. James
A. M. Cassandre. Poster for Wagon Lits
Michel Bouchaud. Cover of Menu Card
Dudley Hardy. Poster The Gaiety Girl
Show Card for Abraham & Straus, New York

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1931
  • Client/Publisher: The Studio Ltd.
  • Size: 205mm x 290mm

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Commercial Art Vol 10, No 60, June 1931
Commercial Art Vol 10, No 60, June 1931
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