Collecting Graphic Design
Would you like to own one of the pieces shown in this book? You could. Posters, books, ads, and other printed ephemera are increasingly valued as collectible items. A collection can provide design inspiration, give a better understanding of history, and increase in value. It can be very expensive, but there are also very accessible ways of collecting iconic design pieces.
Investor Merrill C. Berman started collecting graphic design in the 1970s once he was priced out of the fine art market, and now likely has the most extensive private 20th-century design collection in the world. At the time he started, the art world looked down on commercial and political posters. Berman didn’t begin his collection with the aim of selling ...
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