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Political Posters
About Vintage Political Posters
From simple 19th century woodcut broadsides to modern color lithographed 20th century pieces, posters have long been a staple of political campaigns around the world. In the U.S., posters for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy are widely collected, while abroad, some of the most famous political posters feature leaders like Stalin and Mao.
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- Troubled Images: Posters and Images of the Northern Ireland Conflict from the Linen Hall Library, Belfast
Mar 16–Apr 17. Stanford, CA. - Views and Re-Views: Soviet Political Posters and Cartoons
Mar 9–May 23. Burlington, VT. - Laughing Matters: Soviet Propaganda in Khrushchev's Thaw, 1956-1964
Apr 10–Jun 27. Philadelphia, PA.
Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Poster Designer David Lance Goines
I don’t collect posters. I don’t collect anything. I started making posters one at a time by hand in high school ju… [more]
Guest Column: Collecting Vintage Magic Posters
What are vintage magic posters? Posters of magicians printed by the stone lithography method qualify as vintage… [more]
An Interview With Vintage Movie Poster Collector Sam Sarowitz
Our first book was called "The Independent Movie Poster Book" and that was published by Harry Abrams. The focus was… [more]
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Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
London Transport Museum Posters
A must-see collection of 5,000 vivid, colorful British posters from the early 1900s onward. Browse by artist (over … [read review or visit site]
Circusmuseum.nl
Step right up and check out almost 8,000 beautiful circus posters, photos and prints. Assembled by longtime Dutch c… [read review or visit site]
Fillmore and Avalon Collection
Wish you'd visited San Francisco in the late 1960s? Get a quick hit with this comprehensive collection of psychadel… [read review or visit site]
MagicGallery.com
This collection of hundreds of posters, cards and portaits from the 'golden age of magic' (1890-1930) is organized … [read review or visit site]
USSR Posters
Ben Perry's Flickr photoset showcasing almost 1500 Soviet propaganda, advertising, theatre and movie posters from 1… [read review or visit site]
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [read review or visit site]
The American Memory Project
This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [read review or visit site]
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Other Great Reference Sites: Posters
- Circus Posters in the Princeton University Library
- Chinese Propaganda Posters
- 19th Century Shipping Posters
- 1920s Chicago Transit Posters
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