Date: 1994
Size: 29 x 23 inches
Size: 29 x 23 inches
Artist: Art Chantry
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Art Chantry in 1987 promoting an annual dance for peace in Seattle Washington. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: Originally Art Chantry designed four different versions of this poster promoting an annual dance for peace in Seattle Washington; only two were produced-those showing Presidents Gorbachev and Reagan dancing in drag. The Reagan poster was released at the signing of the INF Treaty and was exhibited in Nicaragua and Cuba. The Gorbachev poster (not shown here) toured in exhibits in the former Soviet Bloc. Chantry is known to work on shoestring budgets and this series provided no exception. He did all the mechanical work, leaving little for the printer to do but run the press. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.184)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.