The Poster, Journal for British Poster Advertising Association, October 1938

Articles by Ashley Havinden, Howard Coster and T.E Griffits

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The Poster
The Poster was an early British magazine devoted to poster art, published at the turn of the twentieth century when the poster was emerging as both a commercial and artistic form.

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The Poster, Journal for British Poster Advertising Association, October 1938
The Poster, Journal for British Poster Advertising Association, October 1938
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