Wednesday 23 July 2014

Jaarbeurs – Dutch Posters

The Jaarbeurs (Yearly Fair) is an exhibition and convention centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The first Dutch Annual Exhibition (Nederlandse Jaarbeurs) was organised by the Utrecht branch of the Vereeniging Nederlandsch Fabrikaat in 1917. This first trade fair attracted over 150,000 visitors, which was a huge number at the time. It now attracts 2.65 million visitors a year.


The posters I have selected are from between 1917 and 1956, and represent the fashions and styles of the day in graphic design and typography. There are one or two from other locations.


1917 Utrecht Fair

1918 Second Dutch Utrecht Fair
Poster by Willem Cordel

1918 Second Dutch Utrecht Fair
Poster by Dyk Luyken

1922 Visit the Fair in Utrecht

1922 Visit the sixth Dutch Utrecht International Fair
Poster by Gabrielse

1922 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Leo Gestel

1923 Utrecht Fair - Trade and Industry
Poster by Jan Eland

1924 The 10th Utrecht Fair

c1925-30 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1927 Utrecht Fair
Poster by IS. Van Mens

1929 Utrecht Spring Fair

1929 Utrecht Fair

1930 Utrecht Fair 
Poster by Henri Pieck

1930 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1932 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Agnes Canta

1932 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1932 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1932 Utrecht Fair

1933 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Agnes Canta

1934 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1934 Utrecht Fair

1936 Utrecht Agricultural Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1936 Utrecht Fair

1936 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Agnes Canta

1936 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henri Pieck

1937 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Agnes Canta

1938 Utrecht Fair

1939 Utrecht Fair
Poster by G. Scheepstra

1939 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Henk Nieuwenhuijs

1939 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Steen

1941 Utrecht Fair
Poster by Agnes Canta

1941 Utrecht Fair

1946 Utrecht Fair

1946 Utrecht Fair

1947 Flanders Fair

1947 Utrecht Fair

1947 Utrecht Agricultural Fair

1948 Brussels International Fair
Poster by E. Lemaire

1948 Utrecht Agricultural Department Fair

1951 Utrecht Fair

1951 56th Utrecht International Fair

1951-52 Utrecht Agricultural Department Fair

1953 Utrecht Industrial Fair

1953 Utrecht Fair for Furniture and Home Textiles

1953 60th Utrecht International Fair
Poster by Boueman

1956 ( 40 Years 1916-1956 ) Utrecht Fair

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