Posters
Swann Galleries Offering a Plethora of Posters
The August 4 sale at the auction house features more than 400 lots, including the iconic 'Keep Calm and Carry On' and other World War I and II classics, Art Nouveau, resort, and never-before-seen posters.
Circus Memorabilia: Collecting the Greatest Show on Earth
The grandiosity of the Big Top still resonates and for collectors, acquiring circus photographs, posters, artifacts and more remains a vibrant and colorful hobby.
Beatles Poster Sells for Record-Shattering $275,000
The iconic Shea Stadium concert poster shares the stage with the Grateful Dead, whose ‘Skeletons & Roses’ poster sells for a record $137,500.
Apocalypse Wow: Original Poster Art Fetches Record $212,500
Robert Peak's oil painting for Apocalypse Now movie poster sets new auction record for the artist.
Alphonse Mucha: Celebrated Art Nouveau artist
Mucha first found fame with his revolutionary poster designs and was instrumental in popularizing the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
When You're Feeling Von Trapped
Pandemic got you down? Fear not. If Julie Andrews has taught us anything it's that remembering a few of our favorite things can keep the blues at bay.
Presidential Election Posters
Election posters have evolved into slick marketing tools. But if you look at the evolution of campaign posters you'll see early efforts were far more clunky than clever.
Horror Movie Posters Scream Fun
From Frankenstein to Dracula, classic horror movie posters provide thrills and chills for collectors.
Happy Birthday Sean Connery
To celebrate the 90th birthday of everyone's favorite James Bond, Antique Trader looks at the movie posters that illustrate Sean Connery's seven movies as the fictional British Secret Service agent 007.
Summer Fun at The Drive-In
An entertainment staple from the late 1950s to the early 1980s, the Drive-In is the perfect remedy for our social-distancing times. Antique Trader opens the gate on ten summer movie classics. Enjoy the show!
I Heart Milton Glaser
Renowned New York graphic designer Milton Glaser embraced the world around him and left us with a message of love -- and Dylan's psychedelic hair. An artist remembered.
Waving The Flagg
Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg's recruiting poster featuring Uncle Sam exhorting “I Want You for U.S. Army” so resonated with the public that it became one of the most enduring images of the 20th century.
It’s a Wonderful Life?
The Frank Capra classic, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, is filled with unrealized dreams, money problems and suicidal thoughts. In other words, it's the perfect holiday movie.
