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…
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 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…
History Today: Herbert Leupin dies in 1999 Swiss poster and advertising designer Herbert Leupin was born in Beinwil am See in 1919. Leupin studied in Basel (1932-1935) and Paris (1936-1937) before opening his own graphic design studio in 1939. He…
Switzerland becomes neutral in 1515 On this day in 1515, a small confederation in the western Alps decides to keep out of any future armed conflict by means of a declaration, renouncing further wars of aggression and expansion. From then…
Richard Paul Lohse born in 1902 Richard Paul Lohse was born in Zürich in 1902. In 1918, Lohse joined the advertising agency Max Dalang where he trained to be an advertising artist. In the 1930s, his work as a graphic…
History: Burkhard Mangold born in 1873 On this day in 1873, the Swiss artist was born in Basel, Switzerland. Mangold worked as a designer, glass painter, and poster artist. He initially studied and worked as a painter in Basel (1890-1893)…
Today in History: Patent for the Zipper in 1893 Whitcomb Judson patented and introduced the first modern "zipper" at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. He had improved upon an earlier idea dating back to 1851 and began to market…
Today is National Vinyl Record Day The vintage vinyl is almost as much of a classic as the bands themselves. Vinyl used to be the main means for commercial distribution of pop music from the 1950s through the early 1990s…