Join us for a lecture by Nicholas van Hoogstraten, author of Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969 (Schiffer Publishing, 2024). Van Hoogstraten will explore the vibrant advertising art of Broadway’s golden age, sharing behind-the-scenes stories of designers, illustrators, and photographers, along with rare and alternate poster designs and artist progressions.

The lecture complements the exhibition Broadway Posters from the Golden Age: Selections from the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater Poster Collection, on view at UCSB Library from October 7 to December 5.

About the Speaker:
Nicholas van Hoogstraten is an author, playwright, television producer, and lecturer, and he is the owner of New York City’s Triton Gallery, which showcases vintage and current Broadway posters. He lives in New York City.

About the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection:
The Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection consists of materials documenting musical theater including 25,000 playbills, 800 typescripts, and 1,500 published libretti, as well as sheet music and 78rpm records. Norton is the author of A Chronology of American Musical Theater (Oxford UP, 2002) a landmark work with details on thousands of Broadway productions. The collection was assembled to support the research for his book.