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Current Online Poster Show: Happiness: Life is Beautiful
The International Vintage Poster Dealer’s Association( IVPDA), invites you to explore the original vintage posters featured in our latest web show, “Life is Beautiful: Posters That Make You Smile.” Browse through the collections of more than 60 of the world’s most knowledgeable and trusted poster dealers and enjoy these gorgeous graphic images.
Posters emerged in the late 19th century with the singular purpose of advertising or sharing a message with the masses. This unique form possessed the power to persuade audiences and promote political viewpoints, wars, exotic destinations and consumer goods. By the 1890’s the public’s interest in posters grew worldwide with clubs and magazines guiding the new collectors in this art form.
With that, we proudly launch our spring web show, “Life is Beautiful: Posters That Make You Smile.” In times of bliss and in times of strife, posters were created. Those created in uncertain times were often meant to provide hope for the future. For those created in times of peace and happiness, they were meant to serve as a celebration of life. Browse this lively online exposition and undoubtedly you will feel the emotion invoked by the artist. Whether you’re viewing “The Favor Lipstick” or “Noisetta Tobler” the reaction will remain the same; a smile or laughter!
Indulge your eye with the hundreds of original vintage posters in this exhibit! Every genre is represented, including entertainment, military and propaganda, sports, travel, food, film, music and product advertising. These rare treasures from around the world represent many eras including Art Nouveau, Moderne, Mid-Century, Art Deco and more. Our IVPDA Online Gallery provides an opportunity to see authentic vintage posters by many noted artists as well as some rare and obscure unsigned gems. To purchase these works, follow the links to the respective member’s website. The IVPDA website also contains useful consumer information on how to identify and purchase original vintage posters.
Our worldwide IVPDA Membership presents this Show until the end of June, 2010.
Poster Events
Poster exhibits are popular throughout the world and should be a destination for poster collectors! As you are planning your trips don't forget to contact the local museums and galleries in advance to check out their current and upcoming shows. Here,for example, are some wonderful links into the world of poster art. If you know of other vintage poster sites (collections, museums shows) that you would like us to feature we would be happy to consider adding them to this page.
To introduce you to the incredible diversity of the poster world here is our initial offering of some public collections, museums and exhibitions:
- Arhus (DK), Dansk Plakatmuseum
- Bayreuth (DE), Kleines Plakatmuseum
- Hamburg (DE), Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe
- Berne (CH), Swiss National Library, Poster collection
- Zurich (CH), Museum of Design Zurich
- Amsterdam (NL), International Institute of Social History The chairman smiles - Exhibition 1997
- Hoorn (NL), Affiche Museum / Dutch Poster Museum
- Stockholm (SE), Kungliga Biblioteket National Library of Sweden
- Paris (FR), Musee de la Publicite
- Toulouse (FR), Le Musée Toulouse Lautrec
- Toulouse (FR), Le centre de l'affiche de la marie du Toulouse
- Ohara (JP), Ohara Institute of Social Reasearch
- Tokyo (JP), DNP Gallery
- Warsaw (PL), Muzeum Plakatu Wilanow
- Toronto (CA), Canadian Posters from the First World War
- Miami (US), Wolfsonian - Florida International University
- New York (US), The Museum of Modern Art
- Washington DC (US), American Posters of World War One
- Washington DC (US), The Library of Congress
- Washington DC (US), Georgetown University
- Les affichistes de la rŽvolution espagnole 1936 / 1939
