Sign Painters (2014)

There was a time as recently as the 1980s when storefronts murals banners barn signs billboards and even street signs were all handlettered with brush and paint Today the proliferation of computerdesigned diecut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our landscape Fortunately there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade SIGN PAINTERS is a history of the craft and features the stories of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States