Woodstock in the Rear View Mirror
A look back at our 40th Anniversary Woodstock Party with artist Arnold Skolnick With the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock now upon us, I revisited the photos from our 40th Anniversary Celebration at the gallery 10 years ago today. We were joined by Arnold...
Posters from the 1930s Race Across the Atlantic
A less well known milestone than the moon landing occurred on the same date - July 20 - 90 years ago, when on its maiden voyage, the German superliner SS Bremen arrived in New York Harbor, breaking the record for the fastest westbound crossing of the Atlantic. The...
“The Eagle has Landed”: Posters of the Space Race
Fifty years ago today the race to the moon culminated with the landing of the Apollo spacecraft and man's first walk on the moon the following day. Here are a few original posters from our Space Race archives: Apple. Think different. 1997 This Apple poster was part...
Woodstock and its Classic Poster Celebrate their 50th Anniversary
August 15th marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the most legendary rock concert of the Sixties. This poster has become equally famous as a memento of the weekend's breathtaking musical lineup and its total freedom from violence. It perfectly expressed in one...
London Underground Poster Series by Severin Discovered
We are thrilled to have discovered one of the most delightful poster series ever created for the London Underground - the rare, 4-part series by Mark Severin, an accomplished Belgian artist who spent the Thirties in London. Severin cleverly used the Underground logo...
New Acquisition: Rare Election Posters by Ben Shahn
For Full Employment After the War - Register to Vote - CIO Political Action Committee by Ben Shahn, 1944 The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was created in 1938 after its split from the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The main difference was a focus on...
Classic Posters, the Olympics, and the Romance of Rio
The 31st Summer Olympic Games are here! This is the first Olympics to be held in South America, and the first ever in a Portuguese speaking country. More than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 26 sports. The Games will be held in Rio, one of the...
New Exhibition: Summer Getaway! 22nd Annual Summer Poster Show
Bermuda - 5 Hours by Air PAA by Adolph Treidler (1937) International Poster Gallery proudly presents "Summer Getaway! 22nd Annual Summer Poster Show," including more than 50 original vintage travel and leisure posters from near and far, plus a new discovery of 30...
Abigail Kellogg Hazard’s Yale and Princeton Prints
Just in time for graduation! We have two handsome original 12 x 18 inch lithographic prints from 1909. They are from a series of designs for all the members of the Ivy League, but to date only Yale and Princeton have surfaced. Til Life's Sun is Set... (Yale...
Harry Cimino’s RR Donnelley & Sons Co. Calendar, 1928
One of our most unique recent discoveries, this handsome calendar was printed for RR Donnelley & Sons, a Chicago-based company specializing in printing, binding, designing and engraving. Each month features a robust American sportsperson, absorbed in the sport of...
Acquisition from the Hans Sachs Poster Collection: Rare and Important WWI Aviation Poster
One of the great joys of being a poster collector is finding a rarity that brings you right back to your earliest interests and passions. As a boy, I was fascinated with WWI aviation and dove headlong into model-making, visits to the Old Rhinebeck aerodrome and...
100 Years Ago Today: The Sinking of the Lusitania
100 years ago today, the sinking of Cunard's luxurious Lusitania off the coast of Ireland by a U-Boat took 1,198 lives (including 123 Americans) and evoked a visceral anti-German reaction in England and the US. The deadly submarine cordon around Britain was one of the...