Talk:Poster House

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Changing "Type" field of infobox

Hello! I would first like to say that I'm a Poster House employee with a conflict of interest. I've added myself to the list of COI editors at the top of this Talk page. If you want to see my full disclosure, you can view it by visiting my user page.

With that said, I have a modest first request: would it be possible to change the "Type" field in the infobox from "Poster museum" to "Art museum"? While Poster House is obviously both, Art museum has its own Wikipedia article while Poster museum does not. It's a small thing, but I figure that if the infobox is going to categorize the museum a certain way, that categorization should probably link to another page.

Thanks in advance to whoever handles this request. Cheers! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 20:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks for your note, Aaron. I've made this change as it's a reasonable request that helps the reader as well. "Your" posters are art, but another collection could be history, etc. Star Mississippi 03:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Appreciate the help, User:Star Mississippi! I have a new request below this one, if you'd like to check it out. (And if not, no worries!) Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:54, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Converting Building and Collection to History

Hello! For my next request, I want to ask about converting the Building and Collection section into a History. To facilitate that change, I've added to and lightly rewritten the existing section. It's still quite short, just three sentences, but the museum is relatively new and I think I've put together something that can be built upon over time. Here is my section draft and references:

Poster House was incorporated in 2015 and opened to the public on June 20, 2019. Its logo was designed by Paula Scher of Pentagram. The museum space, which formerly housed an Apple products repair store, was redesigned by LTL Architects and Lumen Architecture.

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Thank you in advance to any independent editors who review this. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below and I'll do my best to address it. Cheers! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:51, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

I've done this, and also combined the short section below it. We can separate them again if either gets too long. The only edit I made to your text, Aaron, is to move the first ref to the end of the sentence for flow. IMO, the incorporation date isn't sufficiently controversial that folks will need it immediately. Star Mississippi 01:23, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks again, User:Star Mississippi. Aaron at Poster House (talk) 17:23, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Adding Exhibition history subsection

Hello again! I'd like to propose a new subsection for the History, which I've titled Exhibition history. The subsection identifies and briefly details ten shows that Poster House has put on over the past five years. I've been careful to only include exhibitions that have received coverage in reputable press outlets. Please see my draft below:

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Poster House's first exhibition, in June 2019, featured more than 80 posters by the Czech graphic designer Alphonse Mucha. A February 2020 exhibition called The Swiss Grid examined influential Swiss design and typographic style.

In April 2021, Poster House held an exhibition featuring the work of Julius Klinger. In September 2021, the museum opened You Can't Bleed Me, which displayed posters and marketing materials from notable Blaxploitation films such as Slaughter and Coffy. That same month, it opened an exhibition containing over 200 posters from the New York-based design and illustration firm Push Pin Studios.

In March 2022, Poster House opened Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Person, a show featuring poster and magazine cover illustrations Reed designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Black Power to Black People, an exhibition featuring the history, art, and branding of the Black Panther Party, began in March 2023. That month also marked the opening of Made in Japan, which focused on World War II and Post-War Era Japanese poster art. Other 2023 exhibitions included Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, a 53-piece show examining the use of Art Deco in mid-century advertisements, and We Tried To Warn You!, which featured environmental movement posters and advertisements from the 1970s through the 2000s.

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I'll tag in User:Star Mississippi because they've helped me out with earlier requests, but other editors are welcome to review this draft as well. I'm here to field questions and/or make adjustments to the draft as needed. Thanks! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 18:01, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done and apologies for the delay @Aaron at Poster House. I changed the header to selected exhibitions to make it clear that, as you noted, this isn't a comprehensive list. To me exhibition history would imply all that have been at Poster House. Happy to discuss if you think there's another option that works better. Star Mississippi 16:49, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh, absolutely no need to apologize User:Star Mississippi. I really appreciate the help. Retitling the section makes sense to me; I don't have an issue with it. If you have time, I have a fresh edit request below this one. Tackle at your own pace, or perhaps someone else will step in and review it. Thanks again! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:07, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Adding Collection section

Back again! I put together a brief Collection section that gives readers information about the size and scope of the museum's permanent collection. As I've done with previous section drafts, I've tried to stick closely to what's been printed in reliable sources.

I should point out one thing: this section incorporates a version of a passage about the SVA Subway Series that's currently in the History. I thought it made a little better sense under this new heading. With that said, here's my draft:

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When Poster House opened in 2019, its permanent collection contained approximately 7,000 posters from 100 different countries. This included 3,000 pieces related to the 2017 Women's March as well as 98 Subway Series posters. The Subway Series donation was made by the School of Visual Arts. It includes works by Milton Glaser, Louise Fili, and Paula Scher.

The museum's collection contains works ranging from the late 1800s through present day. The contemporary works are contained in a living archive that Poster House adds to on a regular basis. The museum draws from both its historic and contemporary collections to stage exhibitions focused on a particular artist, movement, or theme.

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I'll now step aside and let independent editors review. Please don't hesitate to ask questions or offer feedback. Thanks! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:05, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Hey Aaron at Poster House I've added a "Collections" section using the information above (and cut the now-redundant mention of the SVA donation.) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 12:21, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much, User:David Fuchs! One small issue: the museum's permanent collection is a single entity. Could the section heading be changed to Collection? (As opposed to Collections.) Again, really appreciate the help. Cheers! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 16:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Adding Special projects section

Hey again! I've returned to propose one more new section, a brief one that covers a couple of notable projects the museum has partnererd in. I've named this section Special projects. I think it makes the most sense to put it last, below Select exhibitions, but I'll leave placement up to independent editors. Here is the draft:

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In April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding in the U.S., Poster House and Print collaborated on a public safety campaign called #CombatCOVID. The campaign employed graphic designers including Jessica Hische, Maira Kalman, and Edel Rodriguez, who created a series of posters communicating public safety guidelines and encouraging sentiment to New York City residents. These posters were displayed on approximately 1,700 digital advertising spaces across the five boroughs.

Poster House also partnered with food writer and historian Grace Young to create Coronavirus: Chinatown Stories, a video series in which Young documented the difficulties small businesseses in Manhattan's Chinatown were experiencing during the pandemic. Young received the 2022 Julia Child Award, in part due to her work on the series. The award was presented to her by Poster House's Julia Knight.

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Since they've both reviewed drafts that are now in the article, I'll ask User:David Fuchs and User:Star Mississippi if they would like to look this over. And if somebody else comes along, that's great too! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 16:50, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Apologies for the delay and missing the above. I've made the change to singular that you mentioned @Aaron at Poster House

I removed the mention of COVID in this one because it's clear from the projects and date, and it read a little more smoothly to me. Let me know if you think it's needed? Have a great day! Star Mississippi 12:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

That small change makes perfect sense to me. Thanks so much, User:Star Mississippi! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:17, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Updating Introduction section

Hi again! I'm wondering if a minor addition to the Introduction section is in order seeing how so much new content has been added to this page over the last few months. I was looking at other NYC design museum Wiki pages to get a sense of how the Introduction section is usually structured and what it includes, and each Wiki tends to include only a very general view of the museum – essentials like location, opening date, any significant awards/statistics, and they only talk about the collection and exhibitions insofar as the ethos of each – for example, the Whitney's Wiki intro mentions their emphasis on exhibiting living artists and the century span of their collection, as well as what types of media they collect, but not any specific exhibitions. The Met, again, lists collection size and what countries of origin and types of media the museum exhibits, but not specific exhibitions. The Rubin lists regions of its collection/exhibitions, and the museum's primary genre of focus.

I've put my proposed new section below. It's the current introduction, but with one new sentence at the end which pulls in a summary about what our collection spans, and how our exhibitions are composed.

Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, on 23rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue, the museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019. Its permanent collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and exhibitions are staged focused on a particular artist, movement, or theme.

Thanks so much for your consideration. I thought I'd tag User:Star Mississippi, since they've been so helpful with our other requests, but I'll step aside now and let whoever sees this and has an interest take it from here! Aaron at Poster House (talk) 15:15, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't find this objectionable from a COI perspective, so don't consider this a hard no, but I'm not sure this is really necessary. The date of the collection doesn't seem like a central detail, and it staging exhibitions just seems normal for pretty much any museum. Rusalkii (talk) 03:45, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

I agree with Rusalkii's comments above. Axad12 (talk) 07:08, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

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Change in executive leadership

Hello there! I wanted to let you know that the museum has undergone a change in executive leadership. As we have updated on our institution website's Staff page and announced on social media, Julia Knight is no longer Museum Director, and Angelina Lippert is now Executive Director & Curator. In addition, Colin Brady has been named Deputy Director. Valerie Crosswhite remains the Board President.

Angelina Lippert's title as Executive Director & Curator was recently covered in a PRINT Magazine article.

I wanted to let you know about this since it affects the accuracy of the sidebar on the Poster House Wikipedia article, particularly the mention of Julia Knight and Angelina Lippert's titles. I will leave this with the editor community to make a decision regarding implementation, and I'll tag in User:Star Mississippi and User:Rusalkii as they've both been very helpful with previous edit suggestions. Thank you. Aaron at Poster House (talk) 17:11, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, as always for your help Aaron. I've updated Angelina. I'm not familiar enough with the syntax of infoboxes to add a field for Deputy so haven't done that. If @Rusalkii: or anyone else wants to add - by all means. Star Mississippi 18:02, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

[Took a wikibreak, responding to old messages now] I don't think adding a deputy to the infobox makes sense, it's meant to be a very high level overview. Likewise I think "Director" is a shorter version of "Executive director and curator" and we don't have a premade field for that, so I don't think it really makes sense to add. I don't feel strongly about either of these if someone else wants to make the change. Rusalkii (talk) 00:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)