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Mauritius - Sugar, Rum, from the series 'Some Empire Islands' (colour litho)

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MAN464519
Image title
Mauritius - Sugar, Rum, from the series 'Some Empire Islands' (colour litho)
Artist
Henderson, Keith (1883-1982) / Scottish
Location
Manchester Art Gallery, UK
Medium
colour lithograph
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Commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by John Horn Ltd for HMSO; Manchester Art Gallery holds a fascinating collection of artist-designed posters, commissioned by the British government's Empire Marketing Board between 1926 and 1933. The EMB's main function was to increase sales of Empire-grown and Empire-made goods throughout Great Britain, its Dominions and its Colonies. One aspect of its activities was a poster campaign that was designed to turn Britons into 'Empire-conscious' consumers. Over 200 posters were acquired by Manchester Art Gallery in the 1930s. The posters' strong images illustrate the Empire's people, places and products. However, for a contemporary audience, the posters sometimes express uncomfortable beliefs and raise difficult questions about the legacies of the Empire today.

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© Manchester Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
advertising / advertising / crop / print / colony / trade / imports / empire marketing board / british empire / mauritian / sugar / sugar cane / imperial / canes / goods / rum / colonial / vintage poster / exports / import / field / export / produce / crops / mauritius
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Large 2703 × 4062 px 229 × 344 mm 9.1 MB
Medium 682 × 1024 px 58 × 87 mm 992 KB

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