MAN464500 British Bulbs Give the Earliest Blooms, from the series \'British Bulbs for Home Gardens\' (colour litho) by Fawkes (fl.1920s); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: See 464446, 464445, 464501, 464500 & 464444. Commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Waterlow & Sons 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.); 穢 Manchester Art Gallery ; British, out of copyright.