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Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American poster collection
Collection
Identifier: 0580
Scope and Contents
The Boeckmann Center Iberian and Latin American poster collection consists of posters and prints from Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States acquired by the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. The posters from Argentina and Cuba are mostly related to cinema, including approximately 100 Cuban posters created by the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). However, the collection also holds political...
Dates:
1900 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Collection of Chinese posters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3376
Scope and Contents
The collection of Chinese posters consists of approximately 43 posters, including a few duplicates, advertising both Chinese and Western products. Many of the posters date from the 1920s and were printed in China by the Shanghai Commercial Press (Shanghai shang wu yin shu guan or 上海商务印书馆). The collection also includes 12 calendars featuring art by various Chinese artists, including Zheng Mantuo. One of the calendars is signed by Zheng Mantuo. The commercial posters advertise various...
Dates:
1915 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1920s
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Richard J. Hoffman print collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0359
Abstract
This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Japanese poster collection
Collection
Identifier: 3020
Abstract
The Japanese poster collection contains approximately 45 posters on the following topics: Japanese products and design; railways, ocean liners and tourism; Japanese art and design exhibitions; Japanese imperial modernity (including colonies in Korea, Manchuria, and northeastern China); and Japanese Ministry and Telecommunications campaigns. The posters reflect both Japanese painting techniques (nihonga) and Western painting techniques (...
Dates:
1915 - 1929
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Spanish-American War collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0556
Abstract
This collection consists of journal entries, letters, and publications related to the Spanish-American War.
Dates:
1898; 1983 - 1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Alexander von Humboldt colored lithographs
Collection — Oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: 0574
Abstract
Collection consists of four color lithographs from von Humboldt’s 1813 book Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique.
Dates:
1813
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections