From the Russian Revolution to the now-decades-long war in Afghanistan, posters have been central to winning the hearts and minds of the people who pay the costs of war with their lives and their tax dollars. They also have been critical for mobilizing opposition to war. Although many predicted that paper posters would become obsolete […]
Letterform Archive, a library and museum in San Francisco, has one of the world’s best collections of typographic history. With over 60,000 objects, there are hundreds of duplicates to be deaccessioned, and the nonprofit org has reserved the rarest of these gems for its first-ever auction. In anticipation of this special event, join Archive founder […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the New York Transit Museum for an evening dedicated to little-known female poster designer Amelia Opdyke Jones ("Oppy"). Considered the Emily Post of the subway, Oppy created decades' worth of instructional posters indicating how one should behave when riding the nation's finest transit system. Full of humor, wit, and valuable […]
Join Poster House's Chief Curator Angelina Lippert, as she tells the story of Alphonse Mucha and how his posters changed the advertising world. Learn how a serendipitous commission for Sarah Bernhardt led to making Mucha the most in-demand commercial artist of his generation, bringing Art Nouveau to the streets. This program will feature an introduction […]
Vikings and centaurs and flamingos, oh my! Our latest exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age is full of fun and flamboyant posters that are perfect for outlandish interpretations. Join Poster House for an entertaining evening of wild conjecture on the contemporary queer subtexts of these extravagant images. First, author and illustrator John Paul […]
Our Posters & Cocktails events continue to delight guests around the world. Tonight, whip out your finest attire because we're taking it to the runway with an evening of fashion posters and fashionable beverages! Our Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society over […]
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live! Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be […]
Join Poster House for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age. Recognized as one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century, Klinger brought a fresh voice to the world of advertising, blending humor with sexuality, quirkiness with technical precision. Klinger is often cited as one of […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the Clio Entertainment Awards for an evening exploring a selection of the most iconic and impactful movie posters in history. Clio Entertainment is the original and definitive awards program celebrating creativity in the entertainment marketing industry. Originally established as The Key Art Awards by The Hollywood Reporter in 1971, the […]
Poster House is thrilled to host Jeremy Aynsley for a discussion that will consider the complex role of identity in Julius Klinger's work. This discussion will cover issues of Jewishness and anti-Semitism, citizenship, immigration, and xenophobia seen through the designer’s great skill in rendering identities through the representation. Posters discussed will include individual personalities, cultural events, […]