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While the TGM 1 serves to index subjects based upon a
specific terminology, giving rise to terms represented in the
graphic material, the TGM II [Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
it) adds information relative to the documents and allocates
descriptive terms for different kinds of graphic materials, i.e.
it distinguishes betw/een different types of material, setting
up categories according to types, such as (in relation to
posters): intention and objective (publicity); characteristics
of the created Image (done by children, students, designers,
etc); type of publication or occasion (censored of celebrated);
type of representation (abstract, landscape, monuments etc).
All artistic movements and styles are excluded. The physical
characteristics of the graphic materials used have also been
Included, such as production methods and techniques (off­
set printing, lithography); materials (photograph, airbrush,
gouache), format and size (rectangular, square, etc, and
respective dimensions). 'As graphic collections grov/ and
catalog records accumulate, it Is clear that additional access
points greatly facilitate research related to functional
categories, production contexts, and artlfactual aspects
of graphic materials'^ An online search of the LoC using
the keyword "poster" results in 45 preferential and 27 non-
preferential hits, making a total of 72 terms (with associated
references in some of them).
Posters
Art exhibition posters
Use Term: Exhibition posters
Billboard posters
Book & magazine posters
Burlesque posters
UseTerm:Theatrical posters
Campaign posters
Use Term: Political posters
Carnival posters
Use Term: Circus posters
Circus posters
Concert posters
Dance posters
^ Library of Congress - TGMII. [On-line]. Washington: LoC, 1993- .
[Consulted 1 Jun. 2006]. Available on WWV^: