This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $190 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
This poster is made possible by a grant from Stolichnaya THE Vodka
Illustration of some of Chicago’s architectural icons including Marina City, and the soaring Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) by American graphic artist, designer, illustrator and painter, David Byrd.