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Established2015(2015)
Location119 West23rd Street
New York,NY10011
Coordinates40°44′36″N73°59′37″W/ 40.74335°N 73.99349°W/40.74335; -73.99349
TypeArt museum
DirectorJulia Knight
PresidentVal Crosswhite
CuratorAngelina Lippert
ArchitectLTL Architects
Public transit accessNew York City Bus:
M7,M20,M23 SBS,M55
New York City Subway: Port Authority Trans-Hudson:HOB-33,JSQ-33 (via HOB),orJSQ-33to23rd Street
Websiteposterhouse.orgEdit this at Wikidata

Poster Houseis the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively toposters.[1][2]Themuseumis located inChelsea,New York City,on23rd StreetbetweenSixth AvenueandSeventh Avenue.The museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019.

History[edit]

Poster House was incorporated in 2015 and opened to the public on June 20, 2019.[3][4]Its logo was designed byPaula ScherofPentagram.[5]The museum space, which formerly housed anAppleproducts repair store by the name ofTekserve,was redesigned byLTL Architectsand Lumen Architecture.[6][7]

Collection[edit]

When Poster House opened in 2019, its permanent collection contained approximately 7,000 posters from 100 different countries.[5]This included 3,000 pieces related to the2017 Women's Marchas well as 98 Subway Series posters.[5][8]The Subway Series donation was made by theSchool of Visual Arts.It includes works byMilton Glaser,Louise Fili,and Paula Scher.[8]

The museum's collection contains works ranging from the late 1800s through present day.[3]The contemporary works are contained in a living archive that Poster House adds to on a regular basis.[9][10]The museum draws from both its historic and contemporary collections to stage exhibitions focused on a particular artist, movement, or theme.[9]

Select exhibitions[edit]

Poster House's first exhibition, in June 2019, featured more than 80 posters by the Czech graphic designerAlphonse Mucha.[4]A February 2020 exhibition calledThe Swiss Gridexamined influentialSwiss designand typographic style.[11]

In April 2021, Poster House held an exhibition featuring the work ofJulius Klinger.[12]In September 2021, the museum openedYou Can't Bleed Me,which displayed posters and marketing materials from notableBlaxploitationfilms such asSlaughterandCoffy.[13]That same month, it opened an exhibition containing over 200 posters from the New York-based design and illustration firmPush Pin Studios.[14]

In March 2022, Poster House openedEthel Reed: I Am My Own Person,a show featuring poster and magazine cover illustrationsReeddesigned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[15][16]

Black Power to Black People,an exhibition featuring the history, art, and branding of theBlack Panther Party,began in March 2023.[17]That month also marked the opening ofMade in Japan,which focused on World War II andPost-War EraJapanese poster art.[18]Other 2023 exhibitions includedArt Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde,a 53-piece show examining the use ofArt Decoin mid-century advertisements, andWe Tried To Warn You!,which featured environmental movement posters and advertisements from the 1970s through the 2000s.[19][20]

Special projects[edit]

In April 2020, Poster House andPrintcollaborated on a public safety campaign called#CombatCOVID.The campaign employed graphic designers includingJessica Hische,Maira Kalman,andEdel Rodriguez,who created a series of posters communicating public safety guidelines and encouraging sentiment to New York City residents.[21][22]These posters were displayed on approximately 1,700 digital advertising spaces across the five boroughs.[22]

Poster House also partnered with food writer and historianGrace Youngto createCoronavirus: Chinatown Stories,a video series in which Young documented the difficulties small businesses in Manhattan'sChinatownwere experiencing during the pandemic.[23][24]Young received the 2022Julia Child Award,in part due to her work on the series.[25]The award was presented to her by Poster House's Julia Knight.[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^Hsu, Hua (July 1, 2019)."A Critic at Large: How Posters Became Art".The New Yorker.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  2. ^Katz, Brigit (June 21, 2019)."The U.S. Is Now Home to Its First Poster Museum".Smithsonian.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  3. ^abSamaha, Barry (June 6, 2019)."Poster House Hopes to Stick Around in Chelsea".Surface.RetrievedAugust 1,2019.
  4. ^abSayej, Nadja (May 28, 2019)."'A focal point, not an accessory': behind New York's first poster museum ".The Guardian.RetrievedMarch 7,2024.
  5. ^abcLoos, Ted (June 20, 2019)."Graphic, Grabby and Democratic: Posters Get Their Own Museum".New York Times.RetrievedMarch 7,2024.
  6. ^Graver, David (July 9, 2019)."Poster House Museum Celebrates the Historic, Influential Medium".Cool Hunting.RetrievedMarch 7,2024.
  7. ^Medina, Samuel (April 29, 2020)."Lighting Adds to the Graphic Quality of New York's Poster House".Metropolis Magazine.RetrievedMarch 7,2024.
  8. ^abFerguson, Maeri (June 19, 2019)."SVA Donates Nearly 100 Subway Series Works to Newly Opened Poster House Museum".School of Visual Arts.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  9. ^abEdquist, Grace (June 25, 2019)."Can Posters Stop Being the Black Sheep of the Art World?".Vanity Fair.RetrievedApril 22,2024.
  10. ^Barbanes Richter, Barbara (August 2020)."Poster House Museum Acquires Significant Archive from Designer Paula Scher".Fine Books & Collections.RetrievedApril 22,2024.
  11. ^Graves, Cassidy Dawn (February 25, 2020)."Art This Week: The Power of Posters, Light-Activated Paintings, and More".Bedford + Bowery.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  12. ^Heller, Stephen (April 1, 2021)."The Daily Heller: Julius Klinger Commands Poster House's Current Exhibition".Print.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  13. ^McClinton, Dream (September 16, 2021)."'They created a new blueprint': the legacy of Blaxploitation film posters ".The Guardian.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  14. ^Tucker, Emma (September 23, 2021)."A new exhibition celebrates Push Pin's gloriously anti-minimalist aesthetic".Creative Review.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  15. ^Heller, Stephen (March 17, 2022)."The Daily Heller: Ethel Reed, Poster Woman".Print.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  16. ^Escalante-De Mattei, Shanti (February 28, 2022)."The Daily Heller: Ethel Reed, Poster Woman".ArtNews.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  17. ^Culgan, Rossilynne Skena (March 3, 2023)."This new exhibit at NYC's Poster House explores the Black Panther Party".TimeOut.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  18. ^Williams, Megan (March 17, 2023)."The Evolution of Poster Art in Post-War Japan".Creative Review.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  19. ^Kahn, Eve M. (August 31, 2023)."When Advertisements Were Art".New York Times.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  20. ^Gottehrer-Cohen, Zach; Stewart, Alison (October 18, 2023)."New exhibit at Poster House shows 'failed' efforts to warn humanity about climate change".Gothamist.RetrievedMarch 25,2024.
  21. ^Holmes, Helen (April 17, 2020)."Artists Collaborated on a Coronavirus PSA Campaign That You'll See All Over NYC".Observer.RetrievedMay 6,2024.
  22. ^abBrewer, Jenny (April 20, 2020)."Milton Glaser and Paula Scher among the graphic designers making PSA posters for New York's billboards".It's Nice That.RetrievedMay 6,2024.
  23. ^Hiufu Wong, Maggie (July 14, 2022)."Meet Grace Young, the wok guru fighting to save America's Chinatowns".CNN.RetrievedMay 6,2024.
  24. ^Peters, Terri (September 14, 2023)."An insiders' guide to Grant Avenue, one of the oldest streets in SF's Chinatown".SFGate.RetrievedMay 6,2024.
  25. ^Kellerhals, Jenny (September 14, 2023)."Inside cookbook author Grace Young's work to revitalize Chinatown businesses hit by pandemic: 'The most meaningful work I've ever done'".Yahoo.RetrievedMay 6,2024.
  26. ^"National Museum of American History To Host Eighth Annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala in Person Oct. 13–14".SI.edu.October 6, 2022.RetrievedMay 6,2024.

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