History: 1st Automobile Insurance in 1896 The British insurance company "General Accident Corporation" offers the first-ever car insurance. The monthly fee? Tow pounds sterling. Accidents involving horse-drawn carriages, however, were not covered. The poster is part of our November 5…
Auction on November 5 3 more days ... don't miss our fall poster sale. Here is a wonderful Art Deco poster announcing the launch of the Cunard White Star line's luxury liner service between New York and Cherbourg with the…
Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday, Nov. 5We are counting down … Our fall auction will take place in 4 days. This exceptionally rare Edward McKnight Kauffer poster The New Forest from the 1930s may be Kauffer's most impressive landscape design…
Happy Halloween! Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, can be traced back to an ancient Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain,” which was celebrated over 2,000 years ago. The Celtic calendar began on November 1, and the Celts believed that as the…
Today in History: Donald Brun born in 1909 On this day in 1909, graphic designer, Donald Brun, was born in Basel, Switzerland. During his apprenticeship as a graphic illustrator in the late 1920s, Brun celebrated his first successes as a…
Today is National Cat Day National Cat Day was initiated by Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, Colleen Paige, in 2005 to make the public recognize the enormous number of cats that need rescuing. They were first domesticated in…
Today in History: Statue of Liberty Opening in 1886 On this day in 1886, U.S. President Stephen Grover Cleveland presided over the dedication ceremony of the "Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World." The monument was a gift of friendship from…
Today in History: Roy Lichtenstein is born in 1923 On this day in 1923, the American artist, Roy Lichtenstein, was born in New York City. The masterful painter rose to fame in the 1960s when he became one of the…
Auction on November 5Our fall auction will take place in 10 days. Stan Galli's beautiful 1960s Chicago poster for United Air Lines is one of many attractive airline travel posters. View all items at https://bit.ly/3eDmEib#Chicago #Architecture #PosterArt #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage…
Today in History: Picasso born in 1881 Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, is born in Malaga, Spain. His work comprises more than 50,000 paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, and ceramics produced over…