Bakelite Posters

Vintage Swedish engineering educational or instructional diagram printed as a poster on cardboard. String hanger.

Andy Warhol Queens advertisement circa 1985 featuring Queen Elizabeth: Vintage original 1980s poster advertisement for Andy Warhol Reigning Queens at Leo Castelli gallery, New York....

Vintage 1989 Andy Warhol announcement card published on occasion of: Andy Warhol Flowers September 16-October 14, 1989 Vrej Baghoomian G...

Keith Haring newsprint poster 1984: Rare vintage 1984 Keith Haring news print poster measuring approximately 11x17 inches. A standout original 1980s Keith Haring collectible which is...

Vintage Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1985 concert poster: This rare Kid Creole and the Coconuts announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his December 26th, 1985 show at Carnegie Hall. This was the band's debut performance at Carnegie Hall, and it was written about in the New York Times: "THE POP LIFE; CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT FOR KID CREOLE" (December 25th, 1985). Medium: Offset printed concert poster. Dimensions: 11 x 17 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. American latin pop band founded by August Darnell aka Thomas Browder in 1980 in New York City. Fronted by Kid Creole (2) backed by the trio of The Coconuts and also featuring Coati Mundi, they enjoyed most of their success in the eighties. Their debut album was critically well-received but not successful commercially. Their second album was a concept album matched with a New York Public Theater stage production; it received positive reviews, with Darnell recognized as a clever lyricist and astute composer, arranger and producer. Their international breakthrough came with their third album, 1982's Tropical Gangsters, which hit #3 in the UK and spun off three Top 10 hits with Stool Pigeon, Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy and I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby ; Dear Addy also made the Top 40. In the US the album was retitled Wise Guy and reached #145, and I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby flirted with the R&B charts. Dixit Darnell: "In the Savannah Band I’d modelled my style on 1930s/40s jazz singer and showman Cab Calloway, and I created Kid Creole as an extreme version of that, a sort of lounge lizard...

This original 1950s Coca-Cola sign has the perfect faded red look that gives it tons of character. With its worn-in, industrial vibe, this piece is an incredible find for any vintage...

Vintage 1980's Fela Kuti announcement: Original mockup advertisement obtained from the ad's designer. This rare Fela Kuti announcement/poster was published on the occasion of his Nov...

Vintage original advertisements for Warhol Queens at Leo Castelli gallery. Set of 3 circa 1985. Offset print on newspaper stock. Measures: 11 x 17 inches. Minor signs of handling; o...

Super cool 1960s Fly TWA Airlines to Los Angles poster by famed artist David Klein. In very nice vintage condition, with only a few pins holes in the corne...

Influenced by Western advertising, commercial posters featuring beautiful women in modern settings gained popularity in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Posters like this one came to symbolize prosperity and fortune and were often purchased by Chinese consumers to decorate their homes. This 1930s advertisement...

Original vintage advertising poster for the First Spanish Fashion Contest / Primer Certamen Espanol de la Moda featuring an illustration of a smiling lad...

Vintage pull-down anatomical human chart, print of a painting for Dr. Neues & Co Kempen, Germany. The chart is part of the series: Biologisch-hygienisches Unterichtswerk des Deutsche...