First Friday: From Monarchy to Modernity Curatorial Tour
2–3pm
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Join curator Nicholas D. Lowry for a tour of From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938). The tour will move through travel posters from the two decades following Czechoslovakia’s 1918 declaration of independence, when tourism functioned as diplomacy and posters became instruments of soft power. Lowry will share the stories behind the artists, designers, and commercial studios who built each vibrant image.
Nicholas D. Lowry is a New York City-born, internationally recognized authority on vintage posters. He is President of Swann Auction Galleries, where he oversees the vintage poster department, and is also known for his appearances on the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow, for which he has been appraising vintage posters for almost 30 years. He recently starred in Bohemian Identity, a documentary on the history of Czech graphic design.
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