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- Protest Poster, "Right Now, Today, Every Tomorrow! Justice," 2020 - In June 2020, Detroit-based non-profit letterpress organization Signal-Return responded to the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd by producing free protest posters for the community. These posters were made in solidarity with the principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement and distributed with the intent that they be carried in local protests or displayed in visible places.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Protest Poster, "Right Now, Today, Every Tomorrow! Justice," 2020
In June 2020, Detroit-based non-profit letterpress organization Signal-Return responded to the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd by producing free protest posters for the community. These posters were made in solidarity with the principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement and distributed with the intent that they be carried in local protests or displayed in visible places.
- Advertising Poster, "E.J. Bowen's Choice Seeds," 1904 -
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "E.J. Bowen's Choice Seeds," 1904
- Advertising Poster for the "Fortieth Hillsdale Fair," HIllsdale, Michigan, 1890 -
- 29 September 1890-03 October 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster for the "Fortieth Hillsdale Fair," HIllsdale, Michigan, 1890
- Advertising Poster, "The G & J American Girl," circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster, "The G & J American Girl," circa 1905
- Advertising Poster for McDonald's Restaurants, "Time to Eat," 1989 -
- 1989
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster for McDonald's Restaurants, "Time to Eat," 1989
- World War II Poster, "This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free: Buy War Bonds," 1943 - During the Second World War, all of the national governments of the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. The advertising technique of these posters followed the innovative style developed during the First World War. By appealing to the viewer's emotions this poster helped the U.S. to rally the home front workers and consumers.
- 1943
- Collections - Artifact
World War II Poster, "This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free: Buy War Bonds," 1943
During the Second World War, all of the national governments of the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. The advertising technique of these posters followed the innovative style developed during the First World War. By appealing to the viewer's emotions this poster helped the U.S. to rally the home front workers and consumers.
- Exhibition Poster, "American Printmaking: The First 150 Years," 1970 -
- 11 March 1970 - 12 April 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Exhibition Poster, "American Printmaking: The First 150 Years," 1970
- European Recovery Program Poster, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
European Recovery Program Poster, circa 1950
- European Recovery Program Poster, "La Cooperation Inter-europeenne pour un Niveau de Vie plus Eleve," circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
European Recovery Program Poster, "La Cooperation Inter-europeenne pour un Niveau de Vie plus Eleve," circa 1950
- Black Light Poster Featuring a Ship, 1971-1974 - This poster is printed with phosphorescent ink that fluoresces with an uncanny glow under ultraviolet light. These posters were popular with the counterculture and psychedelic music scenes of the 1960s-70s. Common themes include fantastical creatures, landscapes, new age spirituality, pop culture, and political images associated with the Black Power movement. Recently, nightlife culture has helped revive the blacklight aesthetic.
- 1971-1974
- Collections - Artifact
Black Light Poster Featuring a Ship, 1971-1974
This poster is printed with phosphorescent ink that fluoresces with an uncanny glow under ultraviolet light. These posters were popular with the counterculture and psychedelic music scenes of the 1960s-70s. Common themes include fantastical creatures, landscapes, new age spirituality, pop culture, and political images associated with the Black Power movement. Recently, nightlife culture has helped revive the blacklight aesthetic.