Fascist Lettering Tour

Join type historian Paul Shaw for a gallery tour of The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. In 2002, Shaw spent six months chronicling and visually recording some of the numerous surviving Fascist inscriptions and icons in Rome and other Italian cities. Since then, he has continued to explore the epigraphic and graphic representation of the Mussolini regime as well as commercial ephemera from the interwar years in Italy. Paul will share his great knowledge of Fascist lettering and design in a detailed exploration of this exhibition.

Paul Shaw is a calligrapher, graphic designer, design historian, and type historian who has led five gallery tours for Poster House. He has taught at several New York area universities and design schools over the past 45 years and is currently at the School of Visual Arts.

Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.