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The Year of the Pig!
Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Pig. We thought it would be fun to gather a few of our favorite pig-themed posters throughout history in a swine-filled tribute to this new phase in the lunar calendar. Obviously, none of these posters are directly related to the Chinese celebration – but we just love piggies so much we couldn’t help ourselves.
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Ou Sont-ils? by Alfred Choubrac, ca. 1893 (image c/o L’Affichiste)
Where oh where is this little pig? Choubrac gives us a pig-hunting maiden to help promote what is presumably some sort of theatrical event.
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Left: Alhambra by Henri Le Monnier, ca. 1925 (image c/o Poster Corner)
Right: Le Lyonnais by Henri Le Monnier, ca. 1925 (image c/o Pinterest)
Two sides of the same pig are used here by Le Monnier to advertise different purveyors of fine pork products.
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Gino Tanzi by Boccasile, ca. 1934 (image c/o Amazon)
If you’re selling cured meats, why not ride a pig while presenting at tray of salami?
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Kitchen Waste by John Gilroy, ca. 1943 (image c/o Wikipedia)
A favorite wartime poster of ours, this piggy is very excited by the prospect of your table scraps.
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TWA by an Unknown Artist, ca. 1954 (image c/o Chisholm-Larsson Gallery)
TWA is known for some brilliant posters throughout the 1950s & 60s. Here, their airfare is so cheap, your piggy bank will provide you with a trip to Europe.
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RCA by Andy Warhol, 1968 (image c/o MoMA)
We’ve written about this poster once before in our celebration of Andy Warhol – but it’s so great, we couldn’t help but feature it for a second time.
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Rodzinny Gang (Family Gang) by Jerzy Flisak, 1971 (image c/o Philip Williams Posters)
Also known as The Large Black Sow, this Italian film (advertised here in a Polish poster) chronicles the drama of a Sicilian peasant family.
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Suede by an Unknown Artist, 1993 (image c/o Pinterest)
For all you Suede fans out there, who can forget their third single “Animal Nitrate” as advertised in this sleek album poster?
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Pork in Space by Avenging Angels, ca. 2000 (Poster House Permanent Collection)
Finally, a tongue-in-cheek, pig-forward criticism of the Bush presidency’s plans for a Ballistic Missile Shield.
Feel free to share some of your favorite pig posters with us on Instagram! Happy Year of the Pig!
Opening Nianhua image c/o Philip Williams Gallery.