Graphic Archive

The Ikonographia Graphic Archive curates original advertising art, magazine illustration, posters, brochures, and printed ephemera from the early twentieth century — material that shaped both American and international visual culture.
Rather than presenting these works as isolated artifacts, Ikonographia organizes them into cross-linked thematic and contextual collections — by brand, artist, publication, and cultural topic.
This approach allows users to explore visual culture not only by medium, but through the narratives and relationships that connect these images across time.

MORE ABOUT THIS ARCHIVE — CORE TOPICS AND CONTEXTUAL INDEX

What you can find here

• Original advertising art representing early modern branding and applied graphic design.
• Magazine illustrations and theatrical spreads, from fashion to satire
• Posters and promotional ephemera, preserved in faithful colour and geometry
• Contextual groupings, such as Bugatti Graphic, NYC Art Deco, or Illustration Masters, linking related material across multiple sources

Every piece is colour-corrected, digitally remastered, and meticulously reconstructed to ensure clarity, fidelity, and preservation of the original printed proportions — often surpassing the quality of surviving historical sources.
Deep blacks, fine linework, and authentic geometry are restored from the best available exemplars.

Flagship Collections

• Bugatti Graphic Division — factory design, brochures, blueprints, posters, and memorabilia.

• Anne Fish Archive — caricature elegance, magazine covers, advertising art.
• Erté & Fashion Illustration — iconic Art Deco stylization and couture imagery.

• Art Deco Graphic Division — restored advertising, ornament, architectural graphics.

Magazines & Editorial Design

• Portfolio (Brodovitch) — groundbreaking modernist editorial design.
• Flair Magazine — experimental graphic innovation of the 1950s.
• The Chicagoan — Midwest modernism and cultural satire.

• The New Yorker (early years) — covers, cartoons, and editorial illustration.

 

Advertising & Commercial Art

• Coca-Cola Campaign Archives — historic advertising and brand imagery.
• Streamlined Trains & Industrial Graphics — speed-age visual culture.

• Automotive & Transport — Dunlop, Cadillac WWII graphics, Michelin, Bugatti ads.

Illustration & Visual Storytelling

• Achille Beltrame — historic covers for La Domenica del Corriere.
• Gluyas Williams — American social humor.
• August Jansson — Nordic elegance in line.

• J.C. Leyendecker — early 20th-century American illustration (Ladies’ Home Journal).

Ephemera & Minor Collections

• Packaging, certificates, catalog covers, promotional booklets, tickets, typography studies, decorative borders, and more.
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