Stuart Advertising Agency
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| Industry | Advertising |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founder | H. Stuart Menzies |
| Headquarters | , England |
Stuart's Advertising Agency was, during the 1920s and 1930s, one of the leading London advertising agencies.[1]
History[edit]
Located at Kingsway House, Kingsway, the firm was founded in 1922 by H. Stuart Menzies. It had accounts with Elizabeth Arden, Keiller's marmalade, Shell-Mex & BP, Speedwriting, Crosse & Blackwell, Harper's Bazaar, Imperial Airways, Indian Trans-Continental Airways, Lewis Berger Paints, Toblerone and Qantas. Menzies retired in 1938-39 and moved first to Tahiti and later to Canada with his wife Elizabeth.
Employees[edit]
Marcus Brumwell joined the firm in the early 1920s and became Managing Director when Menzies retired. Two other influential figures in the organisation in the late 1930s were D Lewis and the typographer/copywriter Robert Harling. While Menzies was an exceptional copywriter, Brumwell played a key role in liaising with leading contemporary artists of the time: Edward Bawden, Ben Nicholson, Edward McKnight Kauffer and Barbara Hepworth.
Recognition[edit]
Stuart Advertising Agency is featured in the book Bright Ties Bold Ideas - Marcus Brumwell, Pioneer of C20 Advertising, Champion of the Artists by Joe Brumwell published in 2010 and entertaining a la carte by Mainstone Press, 2007.
References[edit]
- ^ Jarvis, Paul (2015-04-15). Better by Design: Shaping the British Airways Brand. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-4296-3.