1950s

Uses published in the 1950s that are in some way prototypical of that decade. For contemporary uses that emulate that era, see 1950 style.

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HO Lebensmittel Stralsund ad1957

unknown

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

HO Lebensmittel Stralsund ad

Good Housekeeping magazine ad1954

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

<cite>Good Housekeeping</cite> magazine ad

Vivienne Segal and Harold Lang – Pal Joey album art1951

Alex Steinweiss

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<span>Vivienne Segal</span> and <span>Harold Lang</span> – <cite>Pal Joey</cite> album art

Sponsor

Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra – Music of Irving Berlin album art1950

Alex Steinweiss

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<span>Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra</span> – <cite>Music of Irving Berlin</cite> album art

Cleveland Orchestra, Rudlof Serkin – Brahms: Concerto No. 1 album art1952

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Cleveland Orchestra, Rudlof Serkin – Brahms: <cite>Concerto No.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1</cite> album art

Centennial Symphony Orchestra – Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition album art1953

Clare Romano

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Centennial Symphony Orchestra – Modest Mussorgsky’s <cite>Pictures at an Exhibition</cite> album art

Ray Henry and His Orchestra – Violins Play for Me album art1957

Stephen Haas

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Ray Henry and His Orchestra – <cite>Violins Play for Me</cite> album art

Ted Maksymowicz and His Orchestra – Polish Dance Melodies album art1959

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Ted Maksymowicz and His Orchestra – <cite>Polish Dance Melodies</cite> album art

Put a cheerful face on things with Valspar! booklet1959

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

<cite>Put a cheerful face on things with Valspar!</cite> booklet

Firehouse Five Plus Two – Volume 5: Goes South! album art1956

Tri-Arts
Robert Guidi
Walt Kelly

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Firehouse Five Plus Two – <cite>Volume 5: Goes South!</cite> album art

Chuck Berry – After School Session album art1957

Don Bronstein

Contributed by Jae Ebey

Chuck Berry – <cite>After School Session</cite> album art

São Jorge Boarding-Housec. 1958

unknown

Photo(s) by jericl cat on Flickr.

São Jorge Boarding-House

David Oistrakh – Plays Prokofieff and Miaskovsky album art1955

Lily Gruen Zepel

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

David Oistrakh – <cite>Plays Prokofieff and Miaskovsky</cite> album art

Time Without Pity title card

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Time Without Pity</cite> title card

The Abominable Snowman title card1957

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>The Abominable Snowman</cite> title card

Modern Art in Your Life at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition catalog1953

Paul Rand

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

<cite>Modern Art in Your Life</cite> at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition catalog

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue album art1959

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Miles Davis – <cite>Kind of Blue</cite> album art

Jackie Wilson – He’s So Fine album art1958

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Jackie Wilson – <cite>He’s So Fine</cite> album art

Supraphon single record labels (1954–c.1978)c. 1954

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Supraphon single record labels (1954–c.1978)

The London Symphony Orchestra – The Planets by Gustav Holst album art1954

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The London Symphony Orchestra – <cite>The Planets</cite> by Gustav Holst album art

“I’m Glad I Had Leprosy”c. 1950

unknown

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

“I’m Glad I Had Leprosy”

Merry Christmas from Coral Records album art1958

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite><span>Merry Christmas from Coral Records</span></cite> album art

Camp Fire Sing Along album art1959

Sam Suliman

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Camp Fire Sing Along</cite> album art

The Wild Sound of New Orleans by Tousan album art1958

unknown

Contributed by Luis Vazquez

<cite>The Wild Sound of New Orleans by Tousan</cite> album art

Noll Fly Tying Kitc. 1957

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Noll Fly Tying Kit

The Jackie McLean Quintet with Donald Byrd and Elmo Hope – Lights Out! album art1956

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Jackie McLean Quintet with Donald Byrd and Elmo Hope – <cite>Lights Out!</cite> album art

George Wallington Quintet at the Bohemia album art1956

Carole Reiff Galletly

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>George Wallington Quintet at the Bohemia</cite> album art

Amours singulières by Somerset Maugham (Le Livre de Demain)1955

Roger Adam

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Amours singulières</cite> by Somerset Maugham (Le Livre de Demain)

Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Typographic Work of Jane Grabhorn1956

Jane Grabhorn
Grabhorn Press

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite><span>Catalogue of an Exhibition of the Typographic Work of Jane Grabhorn</span> </cite>

Werner Müller and His Orchestra – Memories of Heidelberg album art1958

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Werner Müller and His Orchestra – <cite>Memories of Heidelberg</cite> album art

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman movie poster1958

Reynold Brown

Contributed by D Jones

<cite>Attack of the 50 Foot Woman</cite> movie poster

Benny Goodman Combos and Benny Goodman and his Orchestra album artc. 1951

Rudolph de Harak

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Benny Goodman Combos</cite> and <cite>Benny Goodman and his Orchestra</cite> album art

The Jackie McLean Quintet album art1957

Sy Leichman

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Jackie McLean Quintet</cite> album art

Bom Pastor luggage labelc. 1955

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Bom Pastor luggage label

Gebrauchsgraphik, no. 8, 19581958

Wolf D. Zimmermann

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Gebrauchsgraphik</cite>, no. 8, 1958

Richard Tauber in Opera, Lieder and Song album art1958

Von Hendler

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>Richard Tauber in Opera, Lieder and Song</cite> album art

Telefunken Magnetophon M5c. 1955

unknown

Contributed by bart DeRuiter

Telefunken Magnetophon M5

Recordando los Exitos del Cuarteto Flores album artc. 1957

Lee-Myles Associates

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>Recordando los Exitos del Cuarteto Flores</cite> album art

Highlights from “Tief‌land” album artc. 1950

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>Highlights from “Tief</cite>‌<cite>land”</cite> album art

Nestor Amaral and His Continentals – Holiday in … album series1957

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Nestor Amaral and His Continentals – <cite>Holiday in …</cite> album series

Berlin Symphony Orchestra – Grieg Program album art1951

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Berlin Symphony Orchestra – <cite>Grieg Program</cite> album art

Charles Dickens Classics: A Christmas Carol / Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas album art1950

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Charles Dickens Classics: <cite>A Christmas Carol</cite> / <cite>Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas</cite> album art

Robin Hood board gamec. 1958

unknown

Photo(s) by Anneke on Flickr.

<cite>Robin Hood</cite> board game

The Kingston Trio – The Kingston Trio album art1958

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Kingston Trio – <cite>The Kingston Trio</cite> album art

David Carrol and His Orchestra – Dancer’s Delight album art1956

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

David Carrol and His Orchestra – <cite>Dancer’s Delight</cite> album art

José Grande and His Orchestra – Rudolph Valentino Tangos album artc. 1959

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<span>José Grande and His Orchestra</span> – <cite>Rudolph Valentino Tangos</cite> album art

Ein Gruß von Caterina Valente / A Date with Caterina Valente album art1955

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Ein Gruß von Caterina Valente</cite> / <cite>A Date with Caterina Valente</cite> album art

London on Wheels exhibition booklet1953

Shenval Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

<cite>London on Wheels</cite> exhibition booklet

“Eat Too Much on Thanksgiving?” 1950s theatre snipec. 1953

unknown

Contributed by Jim Scott

“Eat Too Much on Thanksgiving?” 1950s theatre snipe

Jim Fassett – Strange to your Ears: The Fabulous World of Sound with Jim Fassett album art1955

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Jim Fassett – <cite>Strange to your Ears: The Fabulous World of Sound with Jim Fassett</cite> album art

Mazowsze Choral Ensemble – Folk Songs of Poland album art1958

Jules Halfant

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Mazowsze Choral Ensemble – <cite>Folk Songs of Poland</cite> album art

“Liverpool has everything” adc. 1955

unknown

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

“Liverpool has everything” ad

Mary Lou Williams, Hylton Jefferson – Rehearsal Vol. 1 album art1951

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Mary Lou Williams, Hylton Jefferson – <cite>Rehearsal Vol.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1</cite> album art

Robert Trendler and His Orchestra – Porgy and Bess album art1955

David Stone Martin
Casper Pinsker, Jr.

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Robert Trendler and His Orchestra – <cite>Porgy and Bess</cite> album art

Renée Marcel – Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto D Major album artc. 1957

Otto Rado

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Renée Marcel – <cite>Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto D Major</cite> album art

Owen Bradley – Cherished Hymns album art1952

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Owen Bradley – <cite>Cherished Hymns</cite> album art

The Harmonaires – Spirituals album art1952

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Harmonaires – <cite>Spirituals </cite>album art

Mist on the River by Hubert Evans1954

unknown

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

<cite>Mist on the River</cite> by Hubert Evans

The Unfaithful Wife by Jules Roy (Signet)1957

James Avati

Photo(s) by Steve on Flickr.

<cite>The Unfaithful Wife</cite> by Jules Roy (Signet)

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