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Collections
09.22.11: David Freund
David Freund's Collection of Japanese MatchboxesDavid Freund shares his collection of Japanese Matchboxes.
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06.02.11: Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas's Collection of Tap HandlesPaul Lukas shares his collection of Tap Handles.
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05.16.11: Kirsten Hively
Kirsten Hively's Collection of Coffee Cup Lids and Registration MarksKirsten Hively shares her collection of coffee cup lids and registration marks.
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05.05.11: Louise Fili
Louise Fili's Collection of Italian TinsLouise Fili shares her collection of Italian tins.
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03.01.11: Michael Russem
Postage Stamps by AIGA MedalistsIt was not until 1958 when Lester Beall’s Freedom of the Press was issued, that a (future) AIGA Medalist would design an official government postage stamp.
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02.02.11: Jude Stewart
Grandma's Matchbook CollectionMy grandma collected matches. She scooped them up on business trips from the 1940s through the 80s, while buying ladies’ dresswear for a department store in Louisville, Kentucky.
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01.27.11: Culture Magazine
A Collection of Vintage Cheese LabelsA collection of vintage cheese labels.
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01.20.11: Meena Kadri
Meena Kadri's Collection of Indian Street GraphicsIt started quite innocently — as most obsessions do. A snap of a painted truck here and spot of rural advertising there, on annual trips to the ancestral homeland.
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01.06.11: Gail Anderson
Gail Anderson's Collection of Salt and Pepper ShakersGail Anderson shares her collection of Salt and Pepper Shakers.
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12.09.10: Rob Walker
Rob Walker's Collection of Bicentennial QuartersRob Walker shares his collection of bicentennial quarters.
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11.18.10: Jen Renninger
Jen Renninger's Collection of BoxesJen Renninger shares her collection of vintage boxes.
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11.04.10: Laura Tarrish
Laura Tarrish's Collection of Miniature ChairsLaura Tarrish shares her collection of miniature chairs.
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10.14.10: James Lapides
Graphic InterventionA slideshow containing images from Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985–2010, now on view at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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09.20.10: Joshua Glenn
The "X" FactorA slideshow features fifteen of Joshua Glenn's favorite Cold War-era "X" paperbacks.
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08.23.10: Jessica Helfand
In the Palm of Your Hand: Dexterity PuzzlesA selection of rare dexterity puzzles from the personal collection of Jessica Helfand.
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07.23.10: William H. Helfand
RidendoA slideshow comprised of covers from Ridendo a magazine distributed to French physicians.
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07.12.10: Michael Zinman
Hard TimesMichael Zinman's collection of signs created by the homeless.
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07.04.10: Scott Henderson and Dick Sheaff
Independence DayA collection of early 20th-century postcards manufactured for the Fourth of July.
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07.29.09: Ars Libri Ltd
Hungarian RhapsodyThis collection is the record of the immensely productive life of György Kepes.
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07.29.09: Ars Libri Ltd
Writing & CalligraphyThis remarkable collection of Writing & Calligraphy from the noted connoisseur and bibliophile Peter Arms Wick.
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06.24.09: Ars Libri Ltd
Paul Schuitema CollectionThis remarkable collection of graphic design is from the Dutch designer Paul Schuitema.
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06.24.09: Ars Libri Ltd
Piet Zwart CollectionThis remarkable collection of Dutch graphic design by the designer Piet Zwart.
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06.04.09: Ars Libri Ltd
Walter Dexel CollectionThis remarkable collection of graphic design is from the German Constructivist artist and typographer Walter Dexel.
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