Wonder City of the World - New York City Travel Posters

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas D. Lowry is president and principal auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries in New York City, and director of the auction house’s vintage posters department. Born into a family of antiquarian book dealers, he was raised and educated in New York, and graduated from Cornell University. As one of the world’s foremost authorities on vintage posters, Lowry has spent over 20 years serving as poster appraiser on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow . In addition to his auction house work, Lowry is also a collector of posters himself, and an author: he has curated two exhibitions on the history of Czech posters (at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, in Des Moines, Iowa, 2016–17; and the Dutch Poster Museum in Hoorn, Netherlands, in 2013). He has written numerous articles on collecting and the history of posters for diverse publications and has appeared as himself in the 2019 documentary about the antiquarian book trade, The Booksellers . He sits on the board of governors of the National Arts Club in New York City. Klappentext A century-spanning visual journey through the world's most fascinating city as promoted by the top advertisers and artists of poster history Zusammenfassung A century-spanning visual journey through the world's most fascinating city as promoted by the top advertisers and artists of poster history

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Bindman, Bindman Catherine, Angelina Lippert, Nicholas Lowry, Nicholas D Lowry, Nicholas D. Lowry, Ti Medland, Tim Medland
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9781419774096
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-7409-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 304 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business; New York, Advertising, New York City, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Advertising & Promotion, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, Travel & holiday, poster art, Travel and holiday