Julius Klinger and Verlagsbuchhandlung Moritz Perles in Vienna
Born in Prague on December 15, 1844, Moritz Perles founded his bookshop in 1868 after his application for a concession as a bookseller had been…
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The History of the Poster Collection of the Vienna City Library
After the Austrian National Library and the University Library, the Vienna City Library is the third largest academic library in Vienna. The focus of its…
Emil Ranzenhofer – An Early Advertising Expert
Emil Ranzenhofer was one of the first academically trained artists in Austria who made advertising his profession. But there is also another reason that makes…
Henry Steiner: “A very ‘weanerisch’ Sensibility”
Henry Steiner’s experience and reputation are international. Born in Vienna and raised in New York, he was educated at Yale – where he studied with…
Julius Klinger – Poster Artist and Draftsman
Julius Klinger was among the most influential artists of the German poster era before World War I and he became one of the most important…
No Two Values are the Same: Some thoughts on valuations and assessments of posters
The valuation and assessment of posters can be carried out according to very different parameters. There is sometimes a considerable difference between the market valuation…
Symbol of the Industry: the Smoking Chimney
Posters are expressive indicators of social conditions. They directly reflect changing attitudes and values of the recipient society. The image change of the industrial development…
BINDER or BINDER?
If two poster artists have the same surname, it does not mean to say that they are related or even that they have the same…
The Posters of Mihály Biró
In a day and age where it has become rather difficult to distinguish election campaign posters from billboards advertising shampoo, toothpaste, hand lotion or various…