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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Public notices or paid announcements, especially those in print.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Early San Francisco Theater Posters from the Collection of James H. Schwabacher, April 21-May 27, 1956

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An exhibition of 41 posters advertising theaters of nineteenth-century San Francisco by American artists, lent by American singer James H. Schwabacher. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 21-May 27, 1956

"Gabriel Churchkitten" and "Peter Churchmouse," Drawings by Margo Austin, March 1-31, 1943

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An exhibition of 97 art objects including drawings, books, and advertising materials and photographs by American artist Margo Austin from her children’s books. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: March 1-31, 1943

Modern Advertising Art, August 1-31, 1945

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An exhibition of 16 panels of advertisements analyzing the development of contemporary advertising art, including layouts, drawings, diagrams. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: August 1-31, 1945

Napoleonic Broadsides, August 20-September 20, 1942

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An exhibition of 83 color engravings featuring anti-Napoleon caricatures, lent by M. Knoedler & Co., New York City. The prints were mostly by English artists, as well as some French artists. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: August 20-September 20, 1942

Period Pieces: An Exhibition of Packaging, October 20-November 30, 1951

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An exhibition of food packages through history. The exhibition records span one folder of registration receipts plus photographs.

Dates: October 20-November 30, 1951

Posters, U.S.A., February 8-March 2, 1958

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An exhibition of 69 posters by American artists dating from 1832 to World War I (1914-1918), selected from the collection of Levi Berman by American Heritage magazine for an exhibition co-sponsored by the magazine and the Detroit Historical Society and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span six folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: February 8-March 2, 1958

World Travel Posters, November 6-30, 1957

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An exhibition of posters advertising traveling to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, arranged cooperation with Foreign Government Tourist Offices in San Francisco. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: November 6-30, 1957