Rediscovering New York’s Art Deco Architecture
On January 11, 1982, a dozen admirers of Art Deco gathered in the Murray Hill apartment of interior designer Henriette Nathan to hold the first official meeting of the newly […]
On January 11, 1982, a dozen admirers of Art Deco gathered in the Murray Hill apartment of interior designer Henriette Nathan to hold the first official meeting of the newly […]
Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around […]
Poster House is thrilled to host an artist talk and print sale with the one and only Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from […]
Join Poster House Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for a guided tour of the acclaimed exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. This show chronicles the rise and fall of what would […]
What do sharks and drag queens have in common? More than you would think! Poster House is pleased to welcome the iconic Miss Toto for a performance and marine science […]
For the last half-century, artists and designers all over the world over have sought to express the urgency of environmental issues in graphic terms—and to spark action. Their efforts have […]
The great Art Deco skyscrapers—the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building—were designed by socially prominent architects, often of old New York stock. But a generation of lesser-known architects and builders—new to the profession and often new to the country—helped spread the Deco style across the more modest, but also more numerous, middle-class landscapes of […]
Welcome spring early this year by getting a start on your own mini-garden. Participants will choose from a variety of seeds and design their own flower pots. Inspired by the environmental messaging in We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970-2020 guests will then use collage to create a sustainable masterpiece. PH x Teens […]
From 1967 to 1980, Emory Douglas served as the official Revolutionary Artist and then Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party (BPP). In these positions, he art directed, designed, and created most of the illustrations—including the back page posters—for the Black Panther newspaper, spreading the Party’s message around the country if not the world. […]
An “It Girl” is a woman who defines the fashion, culture, and beauty of an era. During the early twentieth century, popular Black stage and screen performers defined Black women […]