Poster House

Lorenzo Homar (1913-2004) was a pioneering printmaker, poster designer, calligrapher, painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and costume and theatrical set designer. Active from the 1950s through the 1990s, few equal his impact and influence as a teacher of poster design and printmaking in Latin America. This exhibition focuses on his poster output over a thirty year period […]

The co-curators of this exhibit, Angela Lippert (PH Executive Director) and Tim Medland, introduce us to a fascinating display of images chronicling the global development of the nuclear industry, examining posters that both promoted and protested its use. It features the entire General Dynamics series, long heralded as one of the finest examples of corporate […]

Japanese poster design reflects the country’s rich visual culture and printmaking  tradition, and was used throughout the 20th century to represent the country to domestic and international audiences. Two world wars in addition to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and the rise of mass media fundamentally transformed modern Japan, and its specific journey as both an aggressor […]