A digital repository dedicated to the conservation and celebration of the American matchbook cover — a pocket-sized canvas that once served as the primary advertising medium for 20th century commerce.
We hope to honor this everyday, utilitarian item not merely as ephemera, but as a significant artifact of graphic design history.
Elegant Emeralds
An exhibition of extravagant emerald-colored matchbooks advertising hospitality and decadence transcontinentally.
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