Athena was a retail chain in Britain which sold distinctive posters. Their first shop was opened by Ole Christiansen in Hampstead in July 1964, and then bought into E&O PLC, by Chairman, Douglas.H. Bayle, the man known in the city as the "company doctor". He expanded Athena to some 60 shops, making sure to keep the ethos on fine art reprints.
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- Athena was a retail chain in Britain which sold distinctive posters. Their first shop was opened by Ole Christiansen in Hampstead in July 1964, and then bought into E&O PLC, by Chairman, Douglas.H. Bayle, the man known in the city as the "company doctor". He expanded Athena to some 60 shops, making sure to keep the ethos on fine art reprints. Some posters such as L'Enfant — a picture of a muscular man cradling a baby — became famous and sold millions, although it was the poster of "Tuthankamun", which became the biggest selling poster in the history of Athena. The annual calenders, including the girl in the long red and white socks, and Telly Savalas, were also a major feature. This popular success divided opinion amongst intellectuals and art critics who were uncertain as to whether these works were too vulgar and populist to be considered art. The chain was sold by E&O, in 1977 and acquired by the Pentos Group and then put into administration when it failed financially in 1995.
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- Athena was a retail chain in Britain which sold distinctive posters. Their first shop was opened by Ole Christiansen in Hampstead in July 1964, and then bought into E&O PLC, by Chairman, Douglas.H. Bayle, the man known in the city as the "company doctor". He expanded Athena to some 60 shops, making sure to keep the ethos on fine art reprints.
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