Too bad this poster doesn’t provide any details on what, exactly, was being exhibited by this now-extinct arts group. The Brooklyn Art Association galleries stood at 174 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights.
The Fund for the Pedestal, launched in 1884, helped bring the Statue of Liberty—the “Bartholdi Statue,” as the poster calls it—to New York Harbor in 1886.
Tags: Bartholdi Statue, Bringing the Statue of Liberty to NYC, Brooklyn Art Association, Fund for the Pedestal, Montague Street Brooklyn Heights, Statue of Liberty
October 17, 2009 at 3:56 pm |
Thanks for posting this–a fascinating piece of history, not just for the event it advertises but the art, language & typography.
October 17, 2009 at 4:11 pm |
I love the typography too. Very unique.