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{{Short description|Type of graphic advertisement}}
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{{Hatnote|"Placard" redirects here; this should not be confused with [[Commemorative plaque|Plaque]] or [[Plack (disambiguation)]].}}
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[[File:Faragó, Géza - Poster for the Holzer Fashion Store (1902).jpg|thumb|upright|Poster for the Holzer Fashion Store, 1902]]
[[File:WantedJohnAnglin.jpg|thumb|Police can sometimes put up a poster to let the public know about a criminal.]]
A '''poster''' is a large sheet that is placed either on a public space to promote something or on a wall as decoration.<ref name="poster noun">{{cite web | url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/poster#:~:text=1a%20large%20notice%2C%20often,up%20a%20poster%20advertising%20the | title=poster noun | publisher=Oxford Dictionaries | access-date=6 August 2022 | archive-date=27 April 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427144941/http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/poster#:~:text=1a%20large%20notice%2C%20often,up%20a%20poster%20advertising%20the | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="poster merriam webster">{{cite web | url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster | title=poster noun | publisher=Merriam Webster | access-date=6 August 2022 | archive-date=6 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806145903/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lippert: What is a Poster">{{cite web | url=https://posterhouse.org/what-is-a-poster | title=What is a poster? | publisher=[[Poster House]] | work=article | date=18 August 2017 | access-date=18 July 2019 | author=Lippert, Angelina | archive-date=18 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183230/https://posterhouse.org/what-is-a-poster | url-status=dead }}</ref> Typically, posters include both [[typography|textual]] and [[graphic]] elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be used for many purposes. They are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians, and films), [[propaganda|propagandists]], [[protest]]ors, and other groups trying to communicate a message. Posters are also used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to the original artwork. The modern poster, as we know it, however, dates back to the 1840s and 1850s when the [[printing]] industry perfected colour [[lithography]] and made [[mass production]] possible.<ref>Stephen Eskilson, Graphic Design: A New History, Yale University Press, 2012, pp. 43–47.</ref>
==History==
[[File:Lautrec moulin rouge, la goulue (poster) 1891.jpg|thumb|upright|{{center|"Moulin Rouge - La Goulue" <br />[[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|Toulouse-Lautrec]], 1891}}]]
[[File:Poster for Ranch 10 by Harry Meredith.jpg|thumb|[[Lithograph]] poster for ''Ranch 10'', a [[Western (genre)|Western-themed]] [[Play (theater)|play]] by Harry Meredith that opened in [[New York City]] in August 1882]]
===Introduction===
According to the French historian [[Max Gallo]], "for over two hundred years, posters have been displayed in public places all over the world. Visually striking, they have been designed to attract the attention of passers-by, making us aware of a political viewpoint, enticing us to attend specific events, or encouraging us to purchase a particular product or service."<ref name=Gallo>Gallo, Max, ''The Poster in History'', (2002) W.W. Norton</ref> The modern poster, as we know it, however, dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, when several separate, but related, changes took place. First, the [[printing]] industry perfected colour [[lithography]] and made [[mass production]] of large and inexpensive images possible. Second, government censorship of public spaces in countries such as France was lifted. And finally, advertisers began to market mass-produced consumer goods to a growing populace in urban areas.<ref>Elizabeth Guffey, Posters: A Global History, Reaktion: 2015, pp. 8-9.</ref>
"In little more than a hundred years", writes poster expert John Barnicoat, "it has come to be recognized as a vital art form, attracting artists at every level, from painters such as [[Toulouse-Lautrec]] and [[Alphonse Mucha|Mucha]] to theatrical and commercial designers."<ref name=Barnicoat>Barnicoat, John, ''Posters: A Concise History'', (1985) Thames and Hudson</ref> They have ranged in styles from [[Art Nouveau]], [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolism]], [[Cubism]], and [[Art Deco]] to the more formal [[Bauhaus]] and the often incoherent [[hippie]] posters of the 1960s.
===Mass production===
[[File:Flickr - …trialsanderrors - The Queen of Chinatown by Joseph Jarrow, Broadway poster, 1899.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The Queen of Chinatown by Joseph Jarrow, Broadway poster, 1899]]
Posters, in the form of placards and posted bills, have been used since earliest times, primarily for advertising and announcements. Purely textual posters have a long history: they advertised the plays of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and made citizens aware of government proclamations for centuries. The great revolution in posters, however, was the development of printing techniques that allowed for cheap mass production and printing, notably including the technique of [[lithography]], which was invented in 1796 by the German [[Alois Senefelder]]. The invention of lithography was soon followed by [[chromolithography]], which allowed for mass editions of posters illustrated in vibrant colors to be printed.
===Developing art form===
By the 1890s, the technique had spread throughout Europe. A number of noted French artists created poster art in this period, foremost amongst them [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Jules Chéret]], [[Eugène Grasset]], [[Adolphe Willette]], [[Pierre Bonnard]], [[Louis Anquetin]], the brothers [[Léon Choubrac|Léon]] and [[Alfred Choubrac]], [[Georges de Feure]], and [[Henri-Gabriel Ibels]].<ref>The modern poster by Arsène Alexandre</ref> Chéret is considered to be the "father" of advertisement placards. He was a pencil artist and a scene decorator, who founded a small lithography office in Paris in 1866. He used striking characters, contrast, and bright colors, and created more than 1000 advertisements, primarily for exhibitions, theatres, and products. The industry soon attracted the service of many aspiring painters who needed a source of revenue to support themselves.
[[Chéret]] developed a new [[lithographic]] technique that better suited the needs of advertisers: he added a lot more colour which, in conjunction with innovative [[typography]], rendered the poster much more expressive. Chéret is said to have introduced sexuality in advertising or, at least, to have exploited the feminine image as an advertising ploy. In contrast with those previously painted by [[Toulouse-Lautrec]], Chéret's laughing and provocative feminine figures, often called "chérettes", meant a new conception of art as being of service to advertising.
Posters soon transformed the thoroughfares of Paris, making the streets into what one contemporary called "the poor man's picture gallery."<ref>Roger Marx, Masters of the Poster, 1896–1900 (New York, 1977), p. 7.</ref> Their commercial success was such that some fine artists took up poster design in earnest. Some of these artists, such as [[Alphonse Mucha]], were in great demand and theatre stars personally selected their own favorite artist to do the poster for an upcoming performance. The popularity of poster art was such that in 1884 a major exhibition was held in Paris.
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[[Image:Faragó, Géza - Poster for Tungsram Light Bulbs (ca 1910).jpg|thumb|upright|Poster about Tungsram filaments, Hungary ca.1910]]
By the 1890s, poster art had widespread use in other parts of Europe, advertising everything from bicycles to bullfights. By the end of the nineteenth century, during an era known as the [[Belle Époque]], the standing of the poster as a serious art form was raised even further. Between 1895 and 1900, Jules Chéret created the [[Maîtres de l'Affiche]] series (Masters of the Poster) that became not only a commercial success, but is now recognized as an important historical publication.
[[Eugène Grasset]] and [[Alphonse Mucha]] were also influential poster designers of this generation, known for their [[Art Nouveau]] style and stylized figures, particularly of women. Advertisement posters became a special type of graphic art in the modern age. [[Poster artist]]s such as [[Théophile Steinlen]], [[Albert Guillaume]], [[Leonetto Cappiello]], [[Henri Thiriet]], and others became important figures of their day, their art form transferred to magazines for advertising as well as for social and political commentary. Indeed, as design historian Elizabeth Guffey notes, "As large, colorful posters began to command the spaces of public streets, markets, and squares, the format itself took on a civic respectability never afforded to Victorian handbills."<ref>Guffey, op cit, p. 13.</ref>
[[File:Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Madam Ada Castello and Jupiter, poster for Ringling Brothers, ca. 1899.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Poster for [[Ringling Brothers]] ([[Wiktionary:circa|circa]] 1899) featuring Madam Ada Castello and her horse, Jupiter]]
In the [[United States]], posters underwent a slightly different evolution. By the 1850s, the advent of the traveling circus brought colorful posters to tell citizens that a carnival was coming to town. While many of these posters were beautifully printed, the earliest were mass-produced woodcuts; that technique, as well as their subject matter, crowded style, and bright colors, was often derided by contemporary critics. As chromo-lithography began to reshape European posters, American artists began to take that medium more seriously. Indeed, the work of designers such as [[Edward Penfield]] and [[Will H. Bradley|Will Bradley]] gained an audience in Europe as well as America.
==Decline and resurgence==
Challenged by newer modes of advertising, the poster as a communicative tool began to decline after the First World War. Civic groups had long assailed the poster, arguing that the nature of the poster made public spaces ugly. But the real threat to posters came from newer forms of advertising. Mass-market magazines, radio, and later, television, as well as billboards all cut into advertiser's marketing budgets. While posters continued to be made and advertised products, they were no longer considered a primary form of advertising. More and more, the purpose of posters shifted toward political and decorative uses.
Indeed, by the mid 1960s, posters were reborn as part of a broader counter-cultural shift. By 1968 the contemporary poster resurgence was described as "half way between a passing fashion and a form of mass hysteria."<ref>David Kunzle, Posters of Protest: The Posters of Political Satire in the U.S., 1966–1970 (New York, 1971), p. 14.</ref> Sometimes called a "second golden age" or "postermania"<ref>Hilton Kramer, 'Postermania', New York Times Magazine (11 February 1968).</ref> however, this resurgence of popularity saw posters used as decoration and self-expression as much as public protest or advertising.<ref>Guffey, op cit, 127.</ref>
==Commercial uses==
[[File:Me travel? ...not this summer. Vacation at home - DPLA - 7a9e2ab43e8296a54d6a9a601f2b11b4.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Office of War Mobilization|Office of War]] Information, Bureau of Special Services, 1943]]
By the 1890s, poster art had widespread use in other parts of Europe, advertising everything from bicycles to bullfights. Many posters have had great [[artistic merit]]. These include the posters advertising consumer products and entertainment, but also events such as the [[World's Fair]]s and [[Colonialism|Colonial]] [[Art exhibitions|Exhibitions]].
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The first widespread use of illustrated posters for political ends occurred during the First World War. War bond drives and recruitment posters soon replaced commercial advertisements. German graphic designers who had pioneered the simple Sachplakat style in the years leading up to the war, applied their talents to the war effort. Artists working for the Allied cause also adapted their art in wartime, as well.
During the Second World War many posters were distributed by the U.S. government and often were displayed in post offices. Many were designed to provide rationale for adaptation to the rationing of supplies such as gasoline and foods.
The 1960s saw the rise of [[pop art]] and protest movements throughout the West; both made great use of posters and contributed to the revitalization of posters at this time. Perhaps the most acclaimed posters were those produced by [[France|French]] students during the so-called, "''événements''", of May 1968. During the [[May 1968 in France|1968 Paris student riots]] and for years to come, [[Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)|Jim Fitzpatrick's]] stylized poster of [[Marxist]] revolutionary [[Che Guevara]] (based on the photograph, ''[[Guerrillero Heroico]]''), also became a common youthful symbol of rebellion.<ref>''Che Guevara: Revolutionary & Icon'', by Trisha Ziff, Abrams Image, 2006, pg 19</ref>
After the [[September 11 attacks]], in the United States, public schools across the country hung framed posters of "[[In God We Trust]]" in their "libraries, cafeterias, and classrooms." The [[American Family Association]] supplied several 11-by-14-inch posters to school systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/02/20/usat-posters.htm |title='In God We Trust' pressed for schools - USA Today |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date=2002-02-19 |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2013-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111072453/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/02/20/usat-posters.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Printing==
Many [[printing]] techniques are used to produce posters. While most posters are mass-produced, posters may also be printed by hand or in limited editions. Most posters are printed on one side and left blank on the back, the better for affixing to a wall or other surface. Pin-up sized posters are usually printed on A3 Standard Silk paper in full colour. Upon purchase, most commercially available posters are often rolled up into a cylindrical tube to allow for damage-free transportation. Rolled-up posters may then be flattened under pressure for several hours to regain their original form.
It is possible to use [[Tiled printing|poster creation software]] to print large posters on standard home or office printers.
== Collecting ==
There exists a community that collect rare or vintage posters, analogous to [[fine art]] collectors. Popular categories include [[Belle Époque]], [[Film poster|movies]], war and propaganda, and travel. Because of their low cost, the number of forged posters is relatively low compared to other mediums.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hunter|first=Lisa|title=The Intrepid Art Collector|publisher=Three Rivers Press|year=2006|isbn=0307237133|___location=New York|pages=123}}</ref> The International Vintage Poster Dealers Association (IVPDA) maintains a list of reputable poster dealers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Members - International Vintage Poster Dealers Association - Authentic Posters, Expert Dealers|url=https://www.ivpda.com/members.html|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.ivpda.com|archive-date=2021-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718222350/https://www.ivpda.com/members.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Collectable [[List of poster artists|poster artists]] include [[Jules Chéret]], [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Alphonse Mucha]], and [[Théophile Steinlen]].
==Types==
Many posters, particularly early posters, were used for advertising products. Posters continue to be used for this purpose, with posters advertising [[film]]s, [[music]] (both concerts and recorded albums), [[comic book]]s, and [[tourism|travel]] destinations being particularly notable examples.
===Propaganda and political===
[[File:German propaganda poster, Upper Silesia Plebiscite 1.jpg|thumb|upright|German [[propaganda]] poster, [[Weimar Republic]], 1921]]
[[File:I0016882.jpg|alt=A soldier blowing a bugle. The poster states "'Fall in' answer now in your country's hour of need."|left|thumb|upright|"Fall In" war poster created [between 1914 and 1918] from the [[c:Category:Images from Archives of Ontario – C 233 Archives of Ontario poster collection|Archives of Ontario poster collection]].]]
During the [[World War I|First]] and [[Second World War]]s, recruiting posters became extremely common, and many of them have persisted in the national consciousness, such as the "[[Lord Kitchener Wants You]]" posters from the [[United Kingdom]], the "[[Uncle Sam]] wants you" posters from the United States, or the "[[Loose lips sink ships|Loose Lips Sink Ships]]" posters<ref>[http://www.mlcsmith.com/graphics/not_mine/tits.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022072541/http://www.mlcsmith.com/graphics/not_mine/tits.html|date=October 22, 2006}}</ref> that warned of foreign spies. Also in Canada, they were widespread.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/english/introduction.htm |title=Canadian War Poster Collection |publisher=Digital.library.mcgill.ca |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2013-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207222220/http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/english/introduction.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
<gallery>
Women of Britain say - Go, 978663-001.jpg|UK Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, WWI
Your King and Country need you, 978645-001 (cropped).jpg|Poster by Clemens Emptmeyer, 1914
Do Your Duty, 976485-001.jpg|U.S. Marines Propaganda Poster, WWI
Save a loaf a week, 976478-001.jpg|Poster by United Food Administration, WWI
French National Defence Loan, poster, 1916, 1340913-001.jpg|Poster from French National Denfence Loan, 1916
Pour la France versez Votre or... L'or combat pour la victoire, 975766-001.jpg|Poster by La Société des amis des Artistes,Jules-Abel Faivre, 1916
</gallery>
Posters during wartime were also used for [[propaganda]] purposes, persuasion, and motivation, such as the famous [[Rosie the Riveter]] posters that encouraged women to work in factories during World War II. The [[Soviet Union]] also produced a plethora of [[World War II posters from Soviet Union|propaganda posters]],<ref name="spam">{{cite web |url=http://posters.nce.buttobi.net/ |title=Propaganda posters - Collection of 1400+ POSTERS from Russia, Czech republic, Poland and Cuba |publisher=Posters.nce.buttobi.net |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2018-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711210800/http://posters.nce.buttobi.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> some of which became iconic representations of the [[Great Patriotic War]].
During the democratic [[revolutions of 1989]] in [[Central and Eastern Europe]] the poster was a very important weapon in the hand of the opposition. Brave printed and hand-made political posters appeared on the [[Berlin Wall]], on the statue of St. Wenseslas in [[Prague]], and around the unmarked grave of [[Imre Nagy]] in [[Budapest]]. Their role was indispensable for democratic change. An example of an influential political poster is [[Shepard Fairey]]'s, [[Barack Obama "HOPE" poster]].
===Movie===
{{Main article|Film poster}}
The [[film]] industry quickly discovered that vibrantly coloured posters were an easy way to sell their films. Today, posters are produced for most major films, and movie posters are some of the most actively collected. The record price for a poster was set on November 15, 2005 when US$690,000 was paid for a poster of [[Fritz Lang]]'s 1927 film, ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'', from the Reel Poster Gallery in London.<ref name="metropolis">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4438948.stm |title=Lang film poster fetches record |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-11-15 |access-date=2009-01-11 |archive-date=2020-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731145132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4438948.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Other early horror and science fiction posters are known to bring tremendous prices as well, with an example from [[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]] realizing $452,000 in a 1997 [[Sotheby's]] auction,<ref name=metropolis /> and posters from both [[The Black Cat (1934 film)|The Black Cat]] and [[Bride of Frankenstein]] selling for $334,600 in various [[Heritage Auctions|Heritage]] Auctions.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://movieposters.ha.com/common/search_results.php?ic=homepage_search&Nty=1&N=54+790+231 | title=Heritage Auctions Search [54 790 231] | access-date=2010-12-13 | archive-date=2011-10-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005155029/http://movieposters.ha.com/common/search_results.php?ic=homepage_search&Nty=1&N=54+790+231 | url-status=live }}</ref> The 1931 [[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]] 6-sheet poster, of which only one copy is known to exist, is considered to be the most valuable film poster in the world.<ref>BIRD GEI Consultoria Idiomas. "http://birdgei.com/2012/02/07/film-posters/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016003545/http://birdgei.com/2012/02/07/film-posters/ |date=2015-10-16 }}"</ref>
===Travel===
Poster advertising, proposing a travel destination, or simply artistically articulating a place have been made. An example is the [[Beach Town Posters]] series, a collection of Art Deco travel posters of American beach resorts that epitomise the advertising style of the 1920s and 1930s.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
====Railway====
In the early days of steam powered railways in Britain, the various rail companies advertised their routes and services on simple printed sheets. By the 1850s, with increasing competition and improvements in printing technology, pictorial designs were being incorporated in their advertising posters. The use of graphic artists began to influence the design of the pictorial poster. In 1905, the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR) commissioned [[Norman Wilkinson (artist)|Norman Wilkinson]] to produce artwork for a new landscape poster, advertising their rail and steam packet link to Ireland. In 1908, for the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] (GNR), [[John Hassall (illustrator)|John Hassall]] produced the famous image of the "[[The Jolly Fisherman|Jolly Fisherman]]" with the "Skegness is so Bracing" slogan. [[Fortunino Matania]] painted a number of posters for the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]]. The development of this commercial art form throughout the first half of the twentieth century reflected the changes in British society, along with the changing styles of art, architecture, and fashion as well as changing patterns of holiday making.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrm.org.uk/OurCollection/Posters.aspx |title=Railway posters - Our collection - National Railway Museum |publisher=Nrm.org.uk |date=2009-10-13 |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-date=2016-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128164905/http://www.nrm.org.uk/OurCollection/Posters.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Terence Cuneo]] produced poster art for the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]], the [[London and North Eastern Railway]], and [[British Rail]]ways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artuk.org/discover/stories/terence-cuneo-the-railway-artist-with-a-surprising-lucky-charm|title=Terence Cuneo: the railway artist with a surprising lucky charm {{!}} Art UK|website=www.artuk.org|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17|archive-date=2019-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117185754/https://www.artuk.org/discover/stories/terence-cuneo-the-railway-artist-with-a-surprising-lucky-charm|url-status=live}}</ref> Sheffield artist, [[Kenneth Steel]], produced posters for British Railways.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 December 2021|title=Sheffield's Kenneth Steel: The famous rail travel artist you have never heard of|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-59639548|access-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227205724/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-59639548|archive-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
===Event===
[[File:Arctic Thunder Air Show 2004 poster · DF-SD-08-01275.JPEG|thumb|upright|Event poster, 2005]]
Posters advertising events have become so common that any sort of public event, from a rally to a play, may be advertised with posters. A few types of events have become notable for their poster advertisements.
====Boxing====
[[Boxing]] Posters were used in and around the venue to advertise the forthcoming fight, date, and ticket prices, and they usually consisted of pictures of each boxer. Boxing Posters vary in size and vibrancy, but are not usually smaller than 18x22 inches. In the early days, few boxing posters survived the event and have thus become a [[collectible]].
====Concert====
Many [[concert]]s, particularly [[rock concert]]s, have custom-designed posters that are used as advertisement for the event. These often become collectors items as well.
===Music group promotional===
Posters that showcase a person's favorite artist or music group are popular in [[teenager]]s' bedrooms, as well as in [[college]] [[dorm room]]s and [[apartment]]s. Many posters have pictures of popular [[rock band]]s and artists.
====Blacklight====
{{Main article|Blacklight poster}}
Blacklight posters are designed to [[fluorescence|fluoresce]] or glow under a [[black light]] (ultraviolet light).
===Pin-up===
Pinup posters, "pinups", or "cheesecake" posters are images of attractive women designed to be displayed. They first became popular in the 1920s. The popularity of [[pin-up girl]] posters has been erratic in recent decades. Pin-ups such as [[Betty Grable]] and [[Jane Russell]] were highly popular with soldiers during [[World War II]], but much less so during the [[Vietnam War]]. Large posters of television actresses, for example the [[Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster|red swimsuit poster]] of [[Farrah Fawcett]] and the pink bikini poster of [[Cheryl Tiegs]], became popular during the 1970s and into the early 1980s.
===Affirmation===
{{Main article|Affirmation posters}}
[[File:Goals affirmation poster, Navy · DF-SD-04-09850.JPEG|thumb|upright|An example of an [[Affirmation posters|affirmation poster]]]]
This refers to decorative posters that are meant to be motivational and inspirational. One popular series has a black background, a scene from nature, and a word such as "Leadership" or "Opportunity". Another version (usually [[picture frame|framed]] and matted) uses a two-image [[hologram]] that changes as the viewer walks past.
====Comic book====
The resurgence of [[comic book]] popularity in the 1960s led to the mass production of comic book posters in the 1970s and onward. These posters typically feature popular characters in a variety of action poses.
The fact that comic books are a niche market means that a given poster usually has a smaller printing run than other genres of poster. Therefore, older posters may be quite sought after by collectors.
Promotional posters are usually distributed folded, whereas retail posters intended for home decoration are rolled.
===Educational===
====Research and "poster sessions"====
{{Main article|Poster session}}
Posters are used in academia to promote and explain research work.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Ivaska | first1=L | last2=Torres-Simón | first2= E | title=State of the art and seven tips for improvement. |journal=Electronic Journal of the KäTu Symposium on Translation and Interpreting Studies |year=2020 |volume=13 |pages=138–157}}</ref> They are typically shown during conferences, either as a complement to a talk or scientific paper, or as a publication. They are of lesser importance than articles, but they can be a good introduction to a new piece of research before the paper is published. They may be considered as [[grey literature]]. Poster presentations are often not [[peer-review]]ed, but may instead be submitted, meaning that as many as can fit will be accepted.
Poster sessions have also been used as an alternative to oral presentations as a form of assessment.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-00571-015 | last1=Hughes| first1=A |title=A Poster Project for an Undergraduate Sensation and Perception Course|journal=Teaching of Psychology| volume=32|issue=1|pages=58–59|year=2005}}</ref><ref name="Suriyarangsun">{{cite conference | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376083069| title=Using Poster Presentation Activities for Assessment in Higher Education | conference=ICERI2023 Proceedings | publisher=IATED | year=2023 | doi=10.21125/iceri.2023.0518 | pages=1758–1764}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/33/1/article-p111.xml | last1=Miller | first1=C T| title=Classroom Trade Show: An Alternative to Traditional Classroom Presentations in an Undergraduate Plant Identification Course. |journal=HortTechnology |year=2023|volume=33 |pages=111–117| doi=10.21273/HORTTECH05148-22|doi-access=free }}</ref>
====Classroom====
Posters are a standard feature of [[classrooms]] worldwide. A typical school in North America will display a variety, including: advertising tie-ins (e.g. an historical movie relevant to a current topic of study): alphabet and grammar, numeracy and scientific tables, safety and other instructions (such as lab safety and proper hand washing), artwork, and those created by the students for display.
{{further|Motivational poster}}
==See also==
* The [[Tennis Girl]] poster was an iconic image from the late 1970s
* [[Graphic design]]
* [[
* [[Illustration]]s
* [[
* [[
* [[Pin-up (disambiguation)]]
* [[Street Poster Art]]
* [[Swann Galleries]]
== References ==
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==Further reading==
* [[Josef Müller-Brockmann]]: ''Geschichte des Plakates'' Phaidon Press 2004, {{ISBN|978-0714844039}}
* [[Franz-Josef Deiters]]: Bilder ohne Rahmen: Zur Rhetorik des Plakats, in: Medienrhetorik, ed. by Joachim Knape. Attempto, Tübingen (Germany) 2005, {{ISBN|3-89308-370-7}}, S. 81–112.
* [[Franz-Josef Deiters]]: Plakat, in: Historisches Wörterbuch der Rhetorik, ed by. Gert Ueding (et al.). Max Niemeyer, Tübingen (Germany) 2003, {{ISBN|3-484-68100-4}}, vol. 6, pp. 1230–39.
*''New Masters of Poster Design''. John Foster, Rockport Publishers 2008 {{ISBN|978-1592534340}}
*''100 Best Posters - NO ART''. Hermann Schmidt Publisher 2006, Fons Hickmann, Niklaus Troxler {{ISBN|978-3874397032}}
* [[Fons Hickmann]], Sven Lindhorst-Emme (Hrsg) ''Anschlag Berlin - Zeitgeistmedium Plakat.'' Verlag Seltmann+Söhne, Berlin 2015, {{ISBN|978-3-944721-56-9}}
* Gosling, Peter. (1999). ''Scientist's Guide to Poster Presentations.'' New York: Kluwer. {{ISBN|978-0-306-46076-0}}.
* King, Emily. (2003). ''A Century of Movie Posters: From Silent to Art House.'' Barron's. {{ISBN|978-0-7641-5599-4}}.
* Noble, Ian. (2002). ''Up Against the Wall: International Poster Design.'' Mies, Switzerland: RotoVision. {{ISBN|978-2-88046-561-2}}.
* Timmers, Margaret. (2003). ''Power of the Poster.'' Victoria and Albert Museum. {{ISBN|978-0-8109-6615-4}}.
* Le Coultre, Martijn F. & Purvis, Alston W. (2002) ''A Century of Posters'', Lund Humphries {{ISBN|978-0-85331-863-7}}
* Rennert, Jack. (1990). ''Posters of the Belle Epoque'', Wine Spectator Press, {{ISBN|978-0-9664202-1-0}}
* Wrede, Stuart. (1988). ''The Modern Poster'', Little Brown and Company, {{ISBN|978-0-87070-570-0}}
* Gold, Laura. (1988). ''Posters, Please'' {{ISBN|978-0-9664202-0-3}}
* Cole, Beverley & Durack, Richard (1992), ''Railway Posters 1923–1947'', Laurence King, {{ISBN|978-1-85669-014-0}}
* Kempa, Karolina. (2018). ''Polnische Kulturplakate im Sozialismus. Eine kunstsoziologische Untersuchung zur (Be-)Deutung des Werkes von Jan Lenica und Franciszek Starowieyski'', Wiesbaden: Springer, {{ISBN|978-3658188542}}
* Salter, Colin. (2020). ''100 Posters that Changed the World''. London: Pavilion Books {{ISBN|978-1-911641-45-2}}
* [[Bevis Hillier|Hillier, Bevis]]. (1972). ''100 Years of Posters''. London: Pall Mall Press {{ISBN|0269028382}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Posters}}
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* [http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/wwposters Posters from World War I and II] – A selection of posters covering subjects such as recruitment and enlisting, saving stamps and munitions, from the UBC Library Digital Collections
*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/postersweb/index.html World War I and World II Poster Collection] - featuring propaganda posters and broadsides from the United States, Western Europe and the Axis powers from the University of Washington Library
*[https://circusmuseum.nl/ circusmuseum.nl] Features nearly 8,000 circus posters from 1880 to the present
*[http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/index.html London Transport posters] Over 5,000 posters from the London Transport museum
*[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/posters-of-the-russian-civil-war-1918-1922#/ Posters of the Russian Civil War, 1918-1922] New York Public Library digital collection
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpx/sets/72057594117941491/ USSR posters] Ben Perry's Flickr photoset with almost 1500 Soviet propaganda, advertising, theatre and movie posters from 1917-1991
*[http://www.olsenart.com/fillava.html Psychedelic posters] Andrew Olsen's collection of hundreds of [[Psychedelic art|psychedelic]] posters for gigs at [[The Fillmore]] and [[Avalon Hollywood|The Avalon]]
* Millie, Elena and Zbigniew Kantorosinski (1993). [https://www.loc.gov/rr/european/bibs/pposter.html The Polish Poster: from Young Poland through the Second World War : Holdings in the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress]
* More than [https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/collections#formats 33,000 political posters] from around the world, primarily from the twentieth century, available online at the Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University.
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