Today Len Deighton (1929-2026) is best remembered as the writer of gritty spy novels, including The IPCRESS File (1962), Funeral in Berlin (1964) and SS-GB (1978). But before he became a best-selling author, Deighton (who died earlier this year) was a successful book illustrator and commercial artist. He also designed...

An introduction to the posters of multi-award winning screen printers G&B Arts, 1950-1996.  Discover outstanding designs by the likes FHK Henrion, Abram Games, Howard Hodgkin, Ralph Steadman, Alan Fletcher, Gordon House, George Mayhew, Eduardo Paolozzi and Ken Sprague.

Our top ten posters sold, 2016-2026

The Art of Jazz at our gallery in Cross Street Here at Twentieth Century Posters, we’ve been getting ready for the inaugural De Beauvoir Jazz Festival by pulling together an exclusive collection of our very best rare and original jazz posters, including a complete collection of Soho Jazz Festival posters...

Illustrated post about the history of decorative railway poster maps from 1914 to 1960.

Twentieth Century Posters, 40 Cross Street, Islington, 17th – 25th May 2024 Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of British music history – and maybe take a piece of it home for yourself -  at Twentieth Century Posters’ exhibition "British Beats: Rare Original Music Posters & Photographs" We’ll be...

For our latest post, guest blogger, poster enthusiast and friend of Twentieth Century Posters, Rodney Ashton, explains how he restored a classic 1930s railway poster from an unprepossessing assortment of fragments into a stunning example of the poster designer's art.  The poster in question, Shipbuilding on the Clyde by Norman Wilkinson, was...

During the drab post war years of austerity and gloom, one inspirational project sought to brighten the walls of British classrooms with vibrant scenes of everyday life created by some of the country’s foremost artists including L.S Lowry, Paul Nash, Julian Trevelyan and Barbra Jones. Although short-lived, the scheme resulted in 24 original prints, released in 1946 and 1947, that are still remembered today by school children from the 40s and 50s.