Vintage Print Guide

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duke’s King of Hearts Cigarette Card

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duk...

Originally tucked into tobacco packs as marketing ephemera, this Duke Cigarettes King of Hearts card now lives on as a testament to the golden age of chromolithography, commercial art, and...

From Smoke to Style: The Cultural Legacy of Duk...

Originally tucked into tobacco packs as marketing ephemera, this Duke Cigarettes King of Hearts card now lives on as a testament to the golden age of chromolithography, commercial art, and...

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Fruit Store” Bodega Poster

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Frui...

WPA’s “Fruit Store” Poster: Art, Community & Resilience in Depression-Era New York Introduction: Art as a Public Lifeline In the depths of the Great Depression, as breadlines grew and small...

Fresh from the Federal Arts: The 1939 WPA “Frui...

WPA’s “Fruit Store” Poster: Art, Community & Resilience in Depression-Era New York Introduction: Art as a Public Lifeline In the depths of the Great Depression, as breadlines grew and small...

Maccheroni and Modernism: The Playful Precision of Pianigiani’s Italian Poster Art

Maccheroni and Modernism: The Playful Precision...

This energetic vintage ad for Maccheroni Pianigiani captures the exuberance of early 20th-century Italian commercial art—blending bold modernist design with a national love for pasta. More than a food ad,...

Maccheroni and Modernism: The Playful Precision...

This energetic vintage ad for Maccheroni Pianigiani captures the exuberance of early 20th-century Italian commercial art—blending bold modernist design with a national love for pasta. More than a food ad,...

Modern, Mobile, Mighty: The 1950s Navy Poster and America’s Cold War Confidence

Modern, Mobile, Mighty: The 1950s Navy Poster a...

A bold call to arms from the atomic age, this 1950s U.S. Navy recruitment poster fuses mid-century modernism with Cold War urgency. With sleek jets and a formidable aircraft carrier...

Modern, Mobile, Mighty: The 1950s Navy Poster a...

A bold call to arms from the atomic age, this 1950s U.S. Navy recruitment poster fuses mid-century modernism with Cold War urgency. With sleek jets and a formidable aircraft carrier...

Cappiello's Toast to the Twenties: Decoding Chianti Mazzoni's Art Deco Charm

Cappiello's Toast to the Twenties: Decoding Chi...

Leonetto Cappiello's advertisement for Chianti Mazzoni offers a glimpse into the exuberant spirit of 1920s Italy. More than a mere wine promotion, the poster exemplifies the era's artistic innovation and...

Cappiello's Toast to the Twenties: Decoding Chi...

Leonetto Cappiello's advertisement for Chianti Mazzoni offers a glimpse into the exuberant spirit of 1920s Italy. More than a mere wine promotion, the poster exemplifies the era's artistic innovation and...

Cappiello's Deco Delight: Chianti Campani and the Spirit of the Twenties

Cappiello's Deco Delight: Chianti Campani and t...

Leonetto Cappiello's advertisement for Chianti Campani embodies the spirit of 1920s Italy. A master of poster design, Cappiello showcases Art Deco's impact on commercial art through bold imagery and simplified...

Cappiello's Deco Delight: Chianti Campani and t...

Leonetto Cappiello's advertisement for Chianti Campani embodies the spirit of 1920s Italy. A master of poster design, Cappiello showcases Art Deco's impact on commercial art through bold imagery and simplified...