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Kansas City Art Deco Society

Kansas City Art Deco Society

Artist:
Bill McDevitt
Central Library
Poster
The Kansas City Art Deco Society was founded by Bill McDevitt in 1996. McDevitt's goal was to "preserve the bold geometric patterns and streamlined d...
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Rediscover Kansas City Art Deco

Rediscover Kansas City Art Deco

Artist:
Bill McDevitt
Central Library
Poster
Bill McDevitt founded the Kansas City Art Deco Society in 1996 to "preserve the bold geometric patterns and streamlined designs that comprised the are...
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Architectural Drawing of the New York Public Library

Architectural Drawing of the New York Public Library

Artist:
John Merven Carrère
Central Library
Poster
Located in New York City, Carrère and Hastings was one of the most significant Beaux-Arts Architecture firms in the United States. The architectural t...
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Mozart in Prague

Mozart in Prague

Artist:
Jiří Votruba
Central Library
Poster
Jiří Votruba is an artist from the Czech-Republic who works primarily with strong, flat graphics and primary colors. The illustration depicts the grea...
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Kansas City: Paris of the Plains

Kansas City: Paris of the Plains

Artist:
Bill McDevitt
Central Library
Poster
This is a poster that reads "Kansas City / Paris of the Plains / 1928-1938" across an almost water-marked image of a woman dressed in popular flapp...
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Heat Up, Cool Down: Kansas City Jazz

Heat up, Cool Down: Kansas City Jazz

Artist:
Unknown
Central Library
Poster
The slogan "Heat Up, Cool Down" with the quite literal image of a gushing fire hydrant ablaze provides an exciting visual representation of the improv...
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Exhibition Poster for Hockney's Garroby Hill

Garroby Hill

Artist:
David Hockney
Annex
Poster
This is an exhibition poster that includes an image of David Hockney's oil painting "Garrowby Hill" (1998). The image here depicts an expanse of the Y...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1)

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1)

Artist:
Unknown
Central Library
Poster
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a 1990 american dramatic film, based on the novel by Evan S. Connell. The film was directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail...
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Kansas City Confidential (2)

Kansas City Confidential (2)

Artist:
United Artists
Central Library
Poster
Kansas City Confidential tells the tale of Timothy Foster, a corrupt ex-policeman who, in blackmailing three criminals to complete a robbery, incident...
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KCATA 'Dimetown'

KCATA 'DIMETOWN'

Artist:
Unknown
Central Library
Poster
Promotional poster for Kansas City Area Transportation Authority marketing 'DIMETOWN', a ten cent ride program to various parts of downtown Kansas Cit...
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