Poster for the 1880 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. The first Exposition Poster to proclaim “The National Exhibition of Art and Industry.” Music Hall fills the bottom half. At the enthroned queen's feet are the award medals, and surrounding her are various illustrations of exhibit articles. The 1880 poster was printed by Krebs Lithographing Company, Cincinnati.
Poster for the 1884 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. The Exposition Poster’s images are displayed against an intricate tapestry. On one side, a maiden holds an artist’s palette, and on the other side a workman holds a model of a steam engine. Between them, seen through a window, is the Music Hall façade. Award medals decorate the window drape at their feet. This poster was printed by The Krebs Lithographic Company, Cincinnati.
Poster for the 1886 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. The Exposition Poster portrays a youthful page unfurling a banner almost his size. An artist’s palette and image of Music Hall adorn the banner’s announcement of the exhibit. This poster was printed by The Henderson-Achert Co., Lith., Cincinnati.
Poster for the 1888 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. The Exposition Poster depicts an American patriot announcing the centennial of the Ohio Valley and Central States. Behind the patriot are early settlers powering a river barge. The patriot holds in his right hand the deed of two million acres of Central States land to John Cleve Symmes.
