Milton Glaser may be best known for a 1977 doodle that became his hometown’s unofficial slogan: I ♥️ NY. But the Bronx-born graphic designer had many other successes during his nearly 70-year career, including iconic posters and prints and cofounding the groundbreaking design firm Push Pin Studios.
In the 1950s, American graphics tended toward a Swiss-influenced precision. Glaser, however, pulled from the whole of art history for his designs, inspired by his studies with the painter Giorgio Morandi while on a Fulbright scholarship in 1952. His famous Bob Dylan poster, a landmark of the psychedelic age, was inspired by a Marcel Duchamp self-portrait and the jewel-like colors of Islamic art.
A cofounder of New York magazine, Glaser went on to design for scores of other publications, and in 2009 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
In an instance of life imitating art, Glaser was asked to create the promotional posters for the final season of Mad Men, which aired in 2014 and 2015. “I could have walked in the door of that firm,” the designer told the New York Times of the fictional Sterling Cooper & Partners. “I knew those people.”
“There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no and wow!” he said. “Wow is the one to aim for.” Glaser rarely, if ever, missed the mark. He died of a stroke in 2020.
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Vintage Pop Art Poster " Jetzt Reichts Aber " By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1968
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Psychedelic Pop Art Poster " Jetzt Reichts Aber " By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1968 "Lothar-Günther Buchheim (February 6, 1918 – February 22, 2007) was a G...
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Karma 50/100 Print by Peter Max, Mid-Century Modern, 1971, Paper
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Peter Max Original Karma 50/100 dated 1971. Paper Size is 30 x 22" and image size is 29 x21" tall. Nice condition with no fading or damage.
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Vintage Pop Art Poster "Love Love Love" By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1969
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Psychedelic Pop Art Poster " Love Love Love " By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1969 "Lothar-Günther Buchheim (February 6, 1918 – February 22, 2007) was a Germa...
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Vintage Psychedelic Poster "American Flower", San Fransisco, 1968
By Peter Max, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "American Flower" San Fransisco, 1968 Printed by Orbit Graphic Arts Celestial Art, #17 1345 Howard Street, San...
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Vintage Psychedelic Poster "Time Warp", Ohio, 1970
By Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Psychedelic Poster "Time Warp", Ohio, 1970 Pro Arts Inc. Medina, Ohio, USA "Pro Arts (1967–1984) was a poster company founded in Ohio, Un...
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Vintage Psychedelic Poster w/ quote by F. Perls by Gemini Rising Inc, NYC, 1970
By Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pop Art / Philosophical / Psychedelic / Artistic Poster by Gemini Rising Inc, NYC, 1970 w/ quote by Frederick "Fritz" Salomon Perls and photo Ralph Garcia "poster is in good vinta...
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Original Vintage Music Poster Bob Dylan Milton Glaser Psychedelic Design Art
By Milton Glaser
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music poster from the sixties psychedelic era featuring an iconic image of the influential musician Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimm...
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Vintage Bob Dylan Souvenir Poster (Milton Glaser Bob Dylan 1960s)
By Milton Glaser
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1967 Milton Glaser Fold Out Poster for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. Offset lithograph printed in colors 33 x 22 in (83.82 x 55.88 cm) Fold lines as issued; very good vinta...
Lithograph
Vintage Bob Dylan Souvenir Poster (Milton Glaser Bob Dylan 1960s)
By Milton Glaser
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original 1967 Milton Glaser Fold Out Poster for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. Offset lithograph printed in colors 33 x 22 in (83.82 x 55.88 cm) Fold lines as issued; very good vinta...
Lithograph
Original Vintage Bob Dylan Poster Created by Milton Glaser 1966
By Milton Glaser
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is an original vintage poster created in the mid 1960's to coincide with the release of Dylan's Greatest Hits album. It was created by the renowned American artist, Milton Glase...
Lithograph
Bob Dylan Psychedelic Poster, Offset Lithograph, 1960s, Folded
Located in Roma, IT
Offset lithographic poster (c. 84 × 57 cm), Columbia Records. Designed by Milton Glaser. Psychedelic portrait of Bob Dylan with rainbow hair, issued as a folded insert with early pre...
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The 46th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design Poster
By Milton Glaser
Located in New York, NY
First edition, 4-color offset printed poster of this influential and now iconic Psychedelic-era image, commissioned as a call for entries for the 46th annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design. Designed by Tom Daly, who also did the body painting with theatrical greasepaint and water-soluble acrylics on model Wandy Embry, and photographed by Kenneth Harris...
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A new exhibition in Philadelphia stars a complex decade that continues to inspire.
The career of legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser has been varied and vast, from co-founding New York magazine and devising the iconic I ♥ NY logo in the 1960s and '70s up through creating the Brooklyn Brewery logo and Mad Men posters. And today, at age 86, he's still producing thoughtful, impactful and singular work.
