| Vintage retro art posters continue to be popular | | | | your art poster. Use spotlights placed several feet |
| items for collectors or casual art lovers. These art | | | | away from the poster. |
| posters originally were created to inform the | | | | * Most collectibles prefer the same environment |
| public about news, entertainment or to advertise | | | | that people do, that being a space that is neither |
| products. Prices for these posters vary greatly | | | | too cold, too hot, too wet or too dry. Try to |
| depending on who the artist is, the condition and | | | | avoid exposing your posters to extremes in |
| the rarity of the vintage poster. Popular posters | | | | temperatures. |
| for collectors include travel posters, retro | | | | * If you needed another reason to stop smoking |
| advertising posters, Chinese propaganda posters | | | | here it is. Cigarette smoke and fireplace smoke |
| and theatrical posters. | | | | will damage most art pieces. For regular dust, |
| Of course you don't need to be a serious | | | | cleaning gently with a cloth is okay but never use |
| collector to enjoy vintage retro art posters. | | | | detergents. Also for heavier dust or dirt |
| These art posters are visually appealing to | | | | accumulation, take your art poster to a |
| mostpeople and are a great way of adding | | | | profession art restorer. |
| character and uniqueness to today's homes. They | | | | * Don't forget children and pets. They don't have |
| shouldn't be displayed only in art galleries and since | | | | the same respect for vintage art as we do, so |
| they're available in many price ranges, there's no | | | | make sure your posters are not easily accessible |
| need to. So enjoy finding and owning art posters. | | | | to them. Heaven forbid Fido decides your vintage |
| In order to ensure you preserve and enjoy your | | | | Guinness art poster makes a good chew snack. |
| posters for many years to come, you'll want to | | | | I hope you enjoy collecting vintage retro art |
| follow a few guidelines. | | | | posters and stop buying mass produced, |
| * When you do purchase a vintage retro art | | | | department store prints. Not only will you have a |
| poster do consider having it professionally framed. | | | | unique, beautiful piece of art but you'll also have a |
| These posters require special attention to framing | | | | piece of history. Most retro art posters have an |
| in order to ensure preservation. | | | | interesting background story. I encourage you to |
| * Hang your vintage poster away from direct | | | | investigate the development or history of any |
| sunlight, as it will fade or change the colors in your | | | | posters you own. Enjoy your vintage retro art |
| print. | | | | posters for its visual design and a look back at |
| * Do not mount an art display light directly over | | | | olden times gone by. |