You know we love travel posters with our whole hearts, but did you know that the poster hunter also keeps other treasures, such as propaganda posters, in his archives? Since the prohibition period, efforts have been made to work for sobriety with the help of posters. The dangers of liquor have traditionally been warned by […]
Bergslagen is a region that traditionally is known as a mining district. Since the Middle Ages (and probably much longer), mining has been important to the region, so it is obvious that iron should be included in the only poster we have found from the area. Today, however, all the former mines have closed. Times […]
In 1952 SAL, The Swedish American Line, announced a poster contest. The jury got as many as 719 contributions and a young Fritjof Pedersén won with his poster “The Swan”. SAL had their headquarters in Gothenburg, and the day before the winner was published Fritjof got a phone call to his home in Stockholm: “You […]
What a feeling and harmony in this poster! Not to mention that Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) was one of Europe’s most successful graphic artists and poster makers of his time. The American Edward McKnight Kauffer moved to London early on and quickly became one of Europe’s foremost poster makers. He is best known for his […]
Jämtland is mostly pictured as a paradise for wintersport, and that’s why it’s truly refreshing to have a poster showing the beauty of this provenice during the summer. It really looks harmonius and idyllic, doesn’t it? In the background you can see the lake and the old church of Åre. The artist behind this poster […]
What a gem of a poster! Attracting tourists to Sweden with winter, skiing and dalahorses cannot have gone completely wrong. After all, isn’t this Sweden in a nutshell? The Dala Horse (Dalahästen) is the most popular souvenir from Sweden. This carved, red-painted horse has been around for centuries and is an essential symbol for Sweden. […]
Carl Mikael Gunne was a painter through and through, and this is the only poster we have found amongst his works. But what a poster – he has truly managed to capture the soul of Medelpad on a canvas! Born in Sundsvall as he was, he knew how to paint the movements of a river. […]
The midnight sun, and everything that comes with it, is unique for the Nordic countries. The artist Gunnar Nordgren really has an ability to illustrate this in his posters.
Summer and sun and vacation on the Kulla penisula!
A slightly odd poster perhaps. The photographer is doctor, explorer and photographer Sixten Haraldsson. He had half of northern Sweden as his working area – he was a true adventurer. Haraldsson’s picture collection is unique and a true cultural heritage, and much of it is in the Ájtte Museum in Jokkmokk. The poster is also […]
