Globe Posters for the People | Opening Reception

Globe Posters for the People celebrates the legacy of a Baltimore-based printing company that created accessible marketing for artists, performers, and ideas that challenged the early twentieth-century media landscape. Repurposing DayGlo—a fluorescent ink developed during World War II—for its silk screen and letterpress processes, Globe produced a new wave of showcard printing that featured high-contrast color and an iconic typography. From local and touring headliners, including James Brown, Salt-N-Pepa, and John Waters; to political campaigns, rodeos, and circuses, Globe’s posters brought the forces reshaping post-war popular culture to the people. Featuring selections from an archive of more than fifteen thousand collection materials, this near-centennial retrospective traces the evolution of Globe Press from its humble beginnings to its current incarnation as a teaching tool, a working press, and archival resource—Globe at MICA.

On View: October 26th – December 8th in the Pinkard Gallery (Bunting Center, Floor 1)
Reception: Thursday, November 5th, 5-7pm