The Letterpress Posters of Amos Kennedy

October 8, 2020–January 3, 2021
Plywood freestanding walls showcasing letterpress posters and an inlaid photo of Amos Kennedy.

Poster House is delighted to announce it is activating a new capsule exhibition space across from the Shop. As our inaugural show, we are thrilled to share the work of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., a letterpress printer currently based in Detroit.

Amos Kennedy is one of the most important letterpress printers practicing today. This display chronicles just a small portion of his prolific output, focusing primarily on the advertisement of Black cultural events in the rural South.

Curator
Angelina Lippert
Exhibition Design
Ola Baldych
Located
Poster House, Entry Foyer
Visitor Information
Allot approximately 20 minutes
Parental Guidance
This exhibition is rated G
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Press

“Prestigious museums have started collecting his work, including the Kennedy Museum of Art in Athens, Ohio and Poster House in New York City”
— CITY PULSE, OCTOBER 23, 2024
“An excitement and urgency is present in each piece, resulting in posters that are equally informative and visually delightful.”
— HYPERALLERGIC, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
“…Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.’s posters are a visual cacophony on paper…”
— HYPERALLERGIC, FEBRUARY 22, 2023
“…this show explores why the Detroit-based Kennedy is considered one of the most important letterpress printers practicing today…”
— FINE BOOKS & COLLECTIONS, OCTOBER 30, 2020

Selected Images

A letterpress poster that says the night was black in black text on top of a pink background with silver silhouettes of Alabama throughout.
A letterpress poster announcing the rooster day festival. Text is black over a pink and green rooster printed background.
A pink letterpress poster with black text announcing a lineup at Tee's Lounge.
A letterpress poster of the word Rise in black ink over a repeated pattern of the word Rise in reds and yellows.