posteristn.
/ˈpəʊst(ə)rɪst/, U.S. /ˈpoʊst(ə)rəst/ A designer of posters; a poster artist.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > poster art > artist
poster designer1895
poster artist1896
posterist1901
1901 W. S. Rogers Bk. of Poster p. v If I may seem too enthusiastic on the side of Continental work, it is from no lack of sympathy with British posterists.
1968 Times 21 Dec. 20/4 The lack of sensitivity apparent in his academic studies..was almost an asset to a posterist.
1972 Guardian 19 June 11/4 The best known posterist of the period was John Hassall... His most famous design, ‘Skegness is so Bracing’, was..designed in 1909.
1999 Polish-Amer. Jrnl. 1 Aug. 12 Olbinski..was already one of Poland's more prominent posterists before 1982 when he emigrated to the United States.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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