Milton Glaser San Francisco Opera 1981

Vintage Milton Glaser Poster 1980 (Milton Glaser San Francisco Opera):
Created by Milton Glaser as a collaboration with the San Francisco Opera’s annoucement of the company’s 59th season. Glaser combines the flowing head and torso of Carmen with the orchestra conductor’s body. Her vibrant colors and his black tuxedo blend perfectly, creating a dynamic harmony. It’s a timeless, decorative Milton Glaser poster that suits any setting.

Medium: Vintage poster; offset-printed
Measures: 24 x 36 inches.
Good to very good vintage condition may contain minor handing signs.
Vintage original print.

Milton Glaser (born June 26, 1929) is an American graphic designer. His designs include the I ❤ NY logo, the psychedelic Bob Dylan poster, and the Brooklyn Brewery logo. In 1954, he also co-founded Push Pin Studios, founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker, and established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974. His artwork has been featured in exhibits, and placed in permanent collections in many museums worldwide. Throughout his long career, he has designed many posters, publications and architectural designs. He has received many awards for his work, including the National Medal of the Arts award and was the first graphic designer to receive this award. Glaser changed the face of commercial art in the 1960s and ’70s, breaking with the conventions of modernism and drawing inspiration from a wide variety of art-historical and pop-cultural sources, from Art Nouveau to comic illustration and Chinese drawings.

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Vintage Milton Glaser posters. Pop Art. Paul Rand. San Francisco Opera. Classical music.