Advertising as an art. British poster of the late XIX - early XX century from the collection of the Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin

Exhibition October 20, 2020 − January 31, 2021
State Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin presents an exhibition“Advertising as an art. British poster of the late XIX - early XX century from the collection of the Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin ".

The exposition includes more than 150 advertising prints from the museum's collection, representing the work of the best English artists and designers - Aubrey Beardsley, The Brothers Baggarstaff, Edward McKnight Coffer, Tom Purvis, Edward Bowden, Austin Cooper and other masters who made London the glory of the capital of world design.

The exposition is timed to coincide with the publication of a catalog-reason dedicated to the collection of British posters at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin and continues a series of museum projects dedicated to the results of scientific research and restoration work to restore fragile documents of the era - works of early industrial printing. These are illustrated advertisements, political posters, samples of commercial lithography - business cards, invitation cards and bookplates.

Based on the official websiteThe Pushkin Museum. A.S. Pushkin.