May 13th, 2008
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When Parisian artists elevated the poster to a high art in the 1890s, some of the first subjects they rendered for mass distribution were sporting events. Bicycle racing, rowing, and auto racing became standard fare for poster advertising. Later, resort promoters used recreational sports to advertise their destinations, so many travel posters featured skiing and sailing. In the U.S., boxing and wrestling posters - not to mention baseball and football - are also popular with collectors.
Vintage posters are highly collectible, as they make for great discussion pieces and bridge the worlds of art and history. There are many collectible poster varieties, such as wartime, movies, music, political, sports, circus, aviation, railroad and pure art. Condition, rarity and attractiveness are especially critical with posters - do your homework before you buy.
Ben Perry's Flickr photoset of almost 3,000 World War Two government posters. Hard to describe the breadth and dept… [more]
The New York Public Library's impressive "Digital Gallery" offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inc… [more]
A must-see collection of 5,000 vivid, colorful British posters from the early 1900s onward. Browse by artist (over … [more]
Ben Perry's Flickr photoset showcasing almost 1500 Soviet propaganda, advertising, theatre and movie posters from 1… [more]
This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [more]
Step right up and check out almost 8,000 beautiful circus posters, photos and prints. Assembled by longtime Dutch c… [more]
This collection of hundreds of posters, cards and portaits from the 'golden age of magic' (1890-1930) is organized … [more]
Great collection of forest fire prevention posters, multimedia, and memorabilia from the 1940s through the present.… [more]
Wish you'd visited San Francisco in the late 1960s? Get a quick hit with this comprehensive collection of psychadel… [more]
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