Original posters were designed by an artist (sometimes a group of artists) for a particular purpose and were meant to be displayed in public place. In the absence of the television posters were the only way to reach the mass audience and were extensively used for advertising and public messages. The limitation of poster sheet presented artists with the challenging of condensing a message into a single graphic form that would stand out on the wall and grab the attention of passers-by. Some of the artists achieved this goal by developing spectacular designs that exuded warmth, comfort and style or rallied the masses to new victories in war and peace. Being very topical, posters absorbed and reflected the prevailing and changing art styles and fashions at a rapid pace and became part of the innovative avant-garde art movement.

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