From the desk of Artistic Amanda

Of the many reasons I love Nashville, one of my favorites is the diversity in art around the city. Every corner you turn, there’s another source of inspiration just waiting to be captured.

One such inspiration and influence for me personally, lies on Broadway nestled in between the honky tonks. Hatch Show Print, founded in 1879, is still a working letterpress and design shop, creating posters today using the same letterpress methods as yesterday.

I’ve lived here over ten years and the other day realized I had yet to set foot inside the shop. So I went:

Color, design, history. My visit was everything I’d hoped it be.

Pure artistry and masterful composition are what make Hatch posters part of the story of American art and culture. Snappy graphics, punchy titles, humor, and irony are what make them irresistible.

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service