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Affordable Posters: From Cheret to Lamborghini on February 5, 2022
Our February sale will be a poster & print auction titled From Cheret to Lamborghini: Affordable Posters, featuring 220 posters…
Affordable Posters - March 5, 2022 (TBD)
March 5, 2022 (To Be Confirmed) On March 5 (TBD), we will be conducting another Affordable Posters auction. This…
Poster Auction #52 - April/May 2022 (TBD)
May 7, 2022 (Date to be confirmed) This sale will feature ca. 200 posters from the 1890s through…
Vintage Poster Spotlight ~ News and weekly tidbits related to vintage poster art ~
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History: India becomes a Republic in 1950
by Joern Weigelt on January 26, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Today in History: India becomes a Republic in 1950 On this day in 1950, the Constitution of India came into effect. The country became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India, but the leader most associated with the … Continue reading History: India becomes a Republic in 1950 […]
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History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924
by Joern Weigelt on January 25, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Today in History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 The concept of Winter Olympic Games was first introduced in 1924. Following the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress decided that France, host of the 1924 summer games, should conduct a separate event for winter sports that … Continue reading History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 […]
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History: Adolphe Mouron Cassandre born in 1901
by Joern Weigelt on January 24, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Today in History: Adolphe Mouron Cassandre born in 1901 On this day in 1901, the poster artist and typeface designer A.M Cassandre (born Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron) was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine to French parents. After settling in Paris in 1915, the young artist studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian and opened … Continue reading History: Adolphe Mouron Cassandre born in 1901 […]
