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RepositoryUniversity Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference NumberTE/1/7/2
TitleMinistry of Housing and Local Government poster
DescriptionThe poster is signed by Eckersley. It features the slogan 'keep Britain [back text] TIDY' [red text] and was used in the Keep Britain tidy campaign. The image is of a blue man in profile he is bending to pick up a newspaper [the paper is photographic and so the image has a collage like quality]. His arm passes through the I in TIDY. The background colour is white. The poster was winner of the British Poster Design Award, 1963. Measures, 76.5cm by 51cm. Prepared for Ministry of Housing and Local Government by the Central Office of Information. Printed for HM Stationery Office by Stafford & Co Ltd. Screenprint.
Date1963
TermPublic health
Advertising
Graphic design
Public information
Related MaterialImage: 104.
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Access ConditionsOnly the digital image can be accessed, for preservation reasons.

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DS/UK/60Ministry of Housing and Local Government; 1945-19701945-1970
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DS/UK/47Eckersley; Tom (1914-1997); Graphic designer and educator1914-1997
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