Growing Markets For Our Goods, 1927 (ink on paper)

This poster is part of the "One Third of the Empire is in the Tropics" series. Image of two men standing either side of a text explaining statistics relating to goods sold and bought by the Empire. Both figures wear a skirt, a head piece and jewelrey. One holds a pineapple, the other a club and shield. Ship in the centre of the image on a black background. Above and below the figures are texts in banners. The top banner reads 'Jungles today are gold mines tomorrow'. This poster was commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board, a government department tasked with promoting trade between Britain and the Empire. It was designed to encourage British people and businesses to buy goods from Empire countries. It was intended to show that trade with Britain helped to develop African colonies and ignore their exploitation. Two African men are portrayed as contemporary stereoytypes of what Africans were assumed to look like.