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Digitized archive of posters



Digital images of nearly 1,000 archived posters from the International
Poster Collection at Colorado State University are now available in a
searchable database found at <http://manta.colostate.edu/posters/>.
Below is the press release followed by my contact information. As the
(unofficial) project manager, I welcome any comments or questions.

Patty Rettig

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NEW WEB RESOURCE OF POSTERS AND ARTISTS RELEASED

September 17, 2001

FORT COLLINS-A newly revised and enhanced Web resource of posters and
artists was released Friday, September 14, by the Colorado State University Libraries.

The Web site features nearly 1,000 digitized images of posters from the Libraries' International Poster Collection. The collection is comprised of posters from the biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE), organized by the university's Department of Art. The majority of the 2001 exhibition posters as well as those from 1995, 1997 and 1999 are available on the Web site.

In addition to the digitized posters and their descriptions is
biographical information about more than 260 poster artists. The
artists are from countries as diverse as China, Finland, Hungary,
Venezuela and Zimbabwe. This collection of their work serves as a
resource of the finest examples of contemporary art styles from around
the world, presenting diverse political perspectives and various
cultural themes.

Digital imaging, database technology and the Internet combine to provide a powerful way of making this unique resource available worldwide. The International Poster Collection Web site can be found at http://manta.colostate.edu/posters/.

The timing of the release was planned to coincide with the opening of
the 12th CIIPE, occurring from 7-9 p.m. September 14 in the Visual Arts Building on campus. The exhibition will run through October 19 in the Curfman and Hatton galleries. The complete exhibition will be available on the Web site by the beginning of November.

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Patty Rettig
Project Cataloger and Archivist
Colorado State University
Morgan Library
Fort Collins, CO 80523
prettig@manta.colostate.edu
970-491-4328




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