From simple, 19th-century woodcut broadsides to modern color
lithographs, posters have long been a staple of political
campaigns around the world. In the United States, posters for
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy are widely
collected, while some of the most famous international political
posters feature the images of leaders such as Stalin and Mao.
Most political posters advertise campaigns for presidential
candidates or are produced as propaganda for dictators. There
are also general political posters that encourage voting, as
well as other prints that champion particular causes or
initiatives. Some collectors covet a certain candidate, like
Roosevelt, or a lesser known candidate such as George Francis
Train, a millionaire who ran for President in 1872. Others may
focus... Other collectors accumulate posters for specific
causes, such as women’s rights (think Rosie the Riveter) and
civil rights. On the opposite end of the spectrum are posters
that are anti-something. Some famous examples of thos