Ballyhoo – Posters as Promotion at the National Portrait Gallery
By definition, the word ballyhoo means flamboyant or sensational advertising or promotion. Today’s infomercial might fall into that category, or perhaps anything promoted by Donald Trump.
Around the same time as the word was coined, in the late 1800s, the walls of Paris streets began to be plastered with colorful art nouveau advertising posters. Since then, the promotional poster has become as mainstream as the 30-second TV spot.
Examples of how these posters have influenced society as part of the collection on exhibit in Ballyhoo! Posters As Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
The 61 classic posters were created …read more
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