Craven A Cigarettes Surrealism

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Original vintage advertising poster for Craven A cigarettes featuring a surreal black and white design by the French graphic designer Jacques Nathan Garamond (1910-2001) depicting a person smoking against a dark shaded background with a hand pointing down, the title text running diagonally in stylised white lettering and the tagline - n'irritent pas la gorge / does not irritate the throat - in typewriting style lettering. The British cigarette brand Craven A was founded in 1921 and is still produced today; the company ran popular advertising campaigns that included the slogans Will Not Affect Your Throat / For Your Throat's Sake. Excellent condition.

Country France
Year 1960s
Artist N. Garamond
Width (cm) 60
Height (cm) 82
Linen backed? No

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