The exhibition catalog displays original pages and prints from the iconic journal, Das Plakat (The Poster) showcasing significant and innovative art posters by graphic artists and industrial designers in what is known as the Plakastil (Poster Style) period of modern art.

In the early 1900s, Berlin was the world’s leader for the aesthetic movement of the art poster. Dr. Hans Josef Sachs, a German dentist, was the preeminent art poster collector of the time. From 1910 to 1921, to advocate the art of the poster, Sachs published Das Plakat, a lavishly illustrated journal containing facsimiles and original prints. Das Plakat is a remarkable historical record of early European industrialization, commerce, events and politics as reflected in the graphic design of poster art.

But, Hans Sachs' story hardly ended with the publishing of Das Plakat. Sachs' collection of 12,500 posters was confiscated by the Nazis and he was put into a concentration camp. Thanks to his wife's efforts, he was released and Sachs and family fled to London and then New York City. He never would see his collection again.