Rachel A.
Yelp
If you ever need a focal point or something to make a statement on your wall, Philip Williams Posters is the place to go. Philip Williams Posters is not an Aaron Brothers, Michaels, or Z Gallerie. It's really something special, some place unique. It's the largest vintage poster gallery in the world.
At Philip Williams Posters, you can get custom framing, a print for your wall, postcards and collectibles. Most importantly, you can find some very rare artwork at Philip Williams. This is the place to go if you admire advertising from another era, posters of clowns and chefs eating pasta, spolights on culture and travel, and if a huge burst of color is what you really want, then you can find that as well too at Philip Williams.
One key thing to note is that the posters at Philip Williams are not just your average movie sized posters. There are quite a few, if not 80% of the inventory, that are wall sized. These are larger than life and can cost as little as $1,000 to anywhere in the upper thousands. There is a look don't touch policy here. Shopping at Philip Williams is kind of like shopping for a rug. There are stacks of them and the sales people will pull each one out for you and hold them up until you decide whether or not it fits your motif.
As a customer, I'm not exactly in the market or ideal demographic yet to purchase a poster but its definitely something right up my alley. As a spectator, I really admire what Philip Williams has to offer. I think that if you are in lower Manhattan, you should definitely stop by the shop. It's an art experience and an ode to year's past.