Keeping Globe’s Story Alive

Bold colors. Legendary music. A Baltimore legacy that lives on.

Students hold up a poster inside MICA’s Globe Collection and Press.

For decades, Globe Poster Printing Corporation’s electrifying posters brought the biggest names in music to streets across the country. Now, the story behind those unforgettable designs comes to the big screen.

Join us at MICA on Wednesday, November 11, at 7pm for a special screening of SEE IT LOUD: THE GLOBE POSTER STORY, a documentary celebrating the iconic Baltimore print shop and the people who shaped its legacy. Featuring voices including filmmaker John Waters, this documentary is a celebration of Baltimore’s creative history you won’t want to miss.

Among those keeping Globe’s story alive are Bob Cicero, longtime Globe printer and MICA adjunct faculty member, whose family helped build the company’s legacy, and Allison Tipton ’11 (Graphic Design BFA), manager of MICA’s Globe Collection and Press, who is preserving its remarkable history while introducing new generations of artists and designers to the craft of printing.

Together, they are ensuring that Globe’s distinctive artistry, craftsmanship, and cultural influence continue to make an impression.


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