Just in: High Sierra Humphrey Bogart U.S. 1-Sheet The 1941 film High Sierra, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Humphrey Bogart, is considered a turning point in Bogart's career and a landmark in American cinema. It marked Bogart's transition from…
Just in: Rare Auto Grand Prix Dieppe Poster The Auto Grand Prix in Dieppe, inaugurated in 1907, was one of the earliest and most prestigious motor racing events of its time. Held on a challenging 77-kilometer circuit through the Normandy…
Just in: Beautiful Los Angeles TWA Poster This 1950s version of David's Klein Los Angeles travel poster for TWA features a detailed depiction of a Lockheed Constellation. The poster will be part of our 2025 spring sales. Inquiries via posterconnection.com…
History: Otto Baumberger dies in 1961On this day in 1961, the illustrious Swiss painter and poster artist, Otto Baumberger, passed away. Baumberger produced some 200 posters of great quality and style and is one of the main representatives of the…
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History: Herbert Leupin born On this day in 1919, Swiss poster and advertising designer Herbert Leupin was born in Beinwil am See. Leupin studied in Basel (1932-1935) and Paris (1936-1937) before opening his own graphic design studio in 1939. He…
History: Nutcracker premiered in St. Petersburg in 1892 On this day in 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. Although the original production was not a success, the 20-minute suite that Tchaikovsky extracted…
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…
History: The 33 RPM LP was introduced in 1948 On this day in 1948, Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 rpm microgroove record album. In many ways this invention gave birth to the modern pop album. Of course, all kinds…
History: The Pen is born in 1943 On this day in 1943, Hungarian-born László Biró received the first patent for the pen. Biró was a journalist who was frustrated with the use of the fountain pen: it took too much…