Framed Vintage Sports Posters

Few concepts are as deeply engrained in the American psyche as sports. Around the world, games and the athletes that define them are venerated and exalted as cultural icons, paragons of beloved qualities and homeland patriotism. And in America particularly, the men and women that appear in framed vintage sports posters on the walls of sports bars, diners, and family dens are the stuff of legend.

From photographs of famous historical athletes to advertising posters for venues and sponsors and manufacturers to sporting magazine covers and handbills for renowned events, the wide array of framed vintage sports posters offers an artistic spin on nearly everyone’s favorite aspect of various pastimes. Even various paintings find their way into the genre—famous illustrators like Norman Rockwell often incorporated sports into their paintings. Rockwell’s “Ski Skills” is a particularly endearing example.