L’Intransigeant, A.M Cassandre, 1925.L’Intransigeant was a French daily newspaper at the time. The poster depicts a newsboy shouting out the daily headlines.
Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, an exhibit at Poster House, New York.
Art Deco as a style was popular primarily in the 1920’s, but it wasn’t given the name Art Deco until the 1960’s. The Poster House exhibit demonstrates how it became “the visual language of capitalism.”
PKZ, Herbert Matter, 1928
Leroy, Paul Colin, 1938. Ad for a French optician.
Poster House is a hidden gem of a museum in New York City. It is not in a fashionable area (23rd St. and 6th Ave.) and does not seem to have made it onto any tourist agenda. It is lightly attended seemingly mostly by locals. It has two gallery spaces, a small area for kids and corridors and hallways covered with additonal posters. The gift shop has a large and unique collection of books and there is a small cafe. They have a super friendly staff and it is inexpensive. If you are visiting New York and looking for an off the beaten path destination, you won’t be disappointed in Poster House.
La Revue Black Birds, Paul Colin 1929. An all-Black Broadway show that made its way to Paris.Campeonato Mundial de Football, Guillermo Laborde, 1930. The first World Cup.Mistrzostwo Swiata: Krynica (Poland), Stefan Oslelcki and Jerzy Skollmowski, 1930. World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsCycles Brillant, A.M. Cassandre, 1925
Australia: Surf Club, Gert Selheim, 1936
Watt Radio, Torino, Giuseppe Vincenti, 1933
Power: The Nerve Centre of London’s Underground, Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1931
Plymoutbh, Sahley Havinden and Terence Prentis, 1928. Printed in Berlin for the German market.L.M.S., A.M. Cassandre, 1928. London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
New York World’s Fair: The World of Tomorrow, Joseph Binder, 1939.
I love these posters. I never realized Art Deco had an influence on poster design. And the Poster House sounds like a fabulous place to visit. Someday I’ll make it to New York and maybe get there.
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Great find on your part. Excellent posters. Intriguing designs. Thanks for sharing this.
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I love these posters. I never realized Art Deco had an influence on poster design. And the Poster House sounds like a fabulous place to visit. Someday I’ll make it to New York and maybe get there.
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Thanks for bringing Poster House to my attention. I wasn’t familiar with it.
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Art Deco is cool even when used for commercial purposes.
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Very nice posters.
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