CBC Retro 1940s Logo Mug
Created by Hortense Binette, student from Montréal's École des Beaux Arts, who won a design contest organized by Radio-Canada in April 1940. A red map of Canada set above elongated lightning bolts spanning across the country, the design was intended to represent the unifying role the public broadcaster would play. Used between 1940 - 1958. The national public broadcaster really takes off in this decade. On January 1, 1941, CBC News Service is formally opened; Radio-Canada's News division is also
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