Related Article: ‘Antonio Ruggerio and his Vintage Posters’
This article aims to chronicle the progression of Antonios career from beginning to present, with an aim to educate the readers about the Antionio. I found this article very fascinating because of its humor (see below) and because I enjoy stories that involve unusual cirumstances. The journalist has done very well to ask unique questions, as well as questions that benefit the readers, like what to do when restoring vintage posters etc.
“Knowing no one in the poster industry and not being able to speak the language I found myself walking the streets of Paris hoping to find what I had come for. After walking for an entire afternoon with no luck, I stopped at a café, ordered an espresso, and went to sit down at a table until a voice behind me stopped me and said, “If you sit at the table it costs you extra.” I turned to the gentleman, thanked him for his advice and asked if the seat next to him at the bar was taken. He kindly offered me the bar stool and we started talking. The conversation started with a few formalities… Where are you from? Are you here for business or pleasure? And before I knew it the conversation went a little like this:
Michel: “So what business are you in?” Antonio: “I am trying to find original vintage posters. And what do you do?” Michel: “I collect and sell original vintage posters.”
Within a matter of minutes I had stumbled across what would become my source of poster art in Paris. To this day whenever I travel to Paris I contact Michel in London, he comes to Paris and the friendship continues.
Returning from Paris I decided to dedicate my gallery to original vintage posters and now my collection has grown to include posters from as early as the 1890’s and as recent as 2000. I am a collector first and foremost and hope that with my gallery I can help others identify with what I feel is one of the greatest forms of art – ‘the poster’.”
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