Propaganda posters were one of the primary mediums used to persuade people because they were cheap, easy to reproduce and could reach all levels of society.
So there’s no doubt that intentionally or not, the designers of those posters played a huge role in persuading people on a grand scale and contributed to some of the biggest atrocities in the 20th century.
I’m a huge mad men fan and recently, the show has been brought to surface again due to Eli Rezkallah, a fine-art photographer that recreated some of the sexist ads produced during the 60s and the 70s.
But, even though advertising was a sexist, male-oriented world, there were a few Peggy Olsons along the way.