Globe Posters for the People Exhibition

Globe Posters for the People celebrates the legacy of a Baltimore-based printing company that created accessible marketing for artists, performers, and ideas that challenged the early twentieth-century media landscape. Repurposing DayGlo—a fluorescent ink developed during World War II—for its silk screen and letterpress processes, Globe produced a new wave of showcard printing that featured high-contrast color and an iconic typography. From local and touring headliners, including James Brown, Salt-N-Pepa, and John Waters; to political campaigns, rodeos, and circuses, Globe's posters brought the forces reshaping post-war popular culture to the people. Featuring selections from an archive of more than fifteen thousand collection materials, this near-centennial retrospective traces the evolution of Globe Press from its humble beginnings to its current incarnation as a teaching tool, a working press, and archival resource—Globe at MICA. Campus galleries are open to the public. Outside visitors can enter galleries after signing in at the front desk of the respective building. Please note, on weekends outside visitors will need to be accompanied by a MICA community member with a MICA ID in order to swipe and gain access into respective buildings.