Affordable Posters – October 19, 2024
Welcome to our Affordable Posters - Fall 2024 sale, featuring 414 lots from the 1870s to the 1990s. Now accepting consignments for all of our 2025 auctions.
Poster Auction #57 – Sept. 21, 2024
This sale features 376 original, vintage posters from the 1870s through the 2000s incl. a beautiful collection of American Railroad travel posters. We are now accepting consignments for all of our fall and winter 2024/2025 auctions.
History: The saxophone is patented in 1846
History: The saxophone is patented in 1846 Belgian musician Adolphe Sax developed the woodwind instrument typically made of brass, which in recent decades has heavily influenced the sound of the jazz, military band, rock, and pop musical genres. View at…
Today is National Camera Day !
Today is National Camera Day ! National Camera Day commemorates photographs, the camera, and their invention. View at https://rb.gy/dmywla #Camera #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #originalposter #poster #posters #design #art #posterconnection #vintagefinds #interiordesign #vintagehome #vintagedecor
History: The world’s first Kindergarten opens in 1865
History: The world's first Kindergarten opens in Germany in 1865 View at https://bit.ly/3bVTjLe #Kindergarten #Salamander #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #originalposter #poster #posters #design #graphicdesign #art #graphics #posterconnection #vintagefinds #interiordesign #vintagehome #vintagedecor
Today is National Sunglasses Day !
Today is National Sunglasses Day ! National Sunglasses Day is becoming more and more popular, especially as organizations like The Vision Council try to inform people about the dangers of UV exposure and why wearing sunglasses should be more than just…
History: Milton Glaser born in 1929
History: Milton Glaser born in 1929 The American graphic designer Milton Glaser was famous for his "I ♥ NY" design and his iconic Bob Dylan poster (1966). His artwork has been featured in exhibits, and placed in permanent collections in…
History: First Picasso Exhibit in 1901
History: First Picasso Exhibit in 1901 Galerie Vollard in Paris opened the first exhibition of the 18-year-old Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso, in 1901. The initial response was far from enthusiastic. Two art critics suggested that the artist’s style was overly…
History: United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco in 1945
History: United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco in 1945 On this day in 1945, representatives from 51 nations signed the Charter of the United Nations (UN) at in the Herbst Theater San Francisco. The Charter was ratified in October…
Today is Typewriter Day
Today is Typewriter Day On this day in 1868, the patent for the typewriter was granted to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes' machine was…