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Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign
Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign

Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign

$425

H 30 in W 30 in D 0.19 in

Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cool vintage highway sign in cobalt blue reflective metal. Depicts a person sleeping in bed.

Category

1960s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 'Phone' Highway Sign
Vintage 'Phone' Highway Sign

Vintage 'Phone' Highway Sign

$425

H 30 in W 24 in D 0.19 in

Vintage 'Phone' Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cool vintage highway sign in cobalt blue reflective metal. Depicts a large white phone on a blue background.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign
Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign

Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign

$395

H 8 in W 42 in D 0.19 in

Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage highway sign. Dead End Rd. Over 3 feet long. Cool vintage sign with good subject matter.

Category

1960s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign

Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign

$3,600

H 47.13 in W 51 in D 0.13 in

Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign
Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign

Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Great vintage highway sign that reads Report Drunk Drivers Call 911.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign
Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign

Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign

$645

H 30 in W 48 in D 0.5 in

Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Super cool vintage metal 'BRIDGE OUT' sign from the East Coast. Measures: 4 feet wide. Orange sign with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign
Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign

Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign

$2,500

H 42 in W 35.75 in D 0.2 in

Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large vintage Pacific Coast Highway sign reading "Pacific Coast Scenic Byway."

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign
Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign

Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Interesting vintage California highway sign for Adobe Rios-Caledonia. This is a California historical landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage California Highway Seatbelt Sign
Vintage California Highway Seatbelt Sign

Vintage California Highway Seatbelt Sign

$375

H 36 in W 36 in D 0.1 in

Vintage California Highway Seatbelt Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage California road sign warning people to wear their seatbelt. White steel reflective sign with black outline of a person sitting down with a thick black seatbelt strapping them...

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Sobriety Check Traffic Sign, 1990s USA
Sobriety Check Traffic Sign, 1990s USA

Sobriety Check Traffic Sign, 1990s USA

$725

H 24 in W 24 in D 0.2 in

Sobriety Check Traffic Sign, 1990s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An authentic vintage highway sign in bold safety orange with black block lettering, reading: "Sobriety and Drivers License Check Point Ahead."

Category

1990s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California

Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Archival Pigment

1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
1981 California Highway Lodging Sign

1981 California Highway Lodging Sign

$2,800

H 60 in W 17.88 in D 1.44 in

1981 California Highway Lodging Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Massive vintage California lodging sign. Large blue sign with white lettering and white trim. Letters and trim have reflective pieces. Great coloring and condition. Fantastic piece o...

Category

1980s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

ROADS Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Landscape, Rural Highway
ROADS Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Landscape, Rural Highway

ROADS Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Landscape, Rural Highway

By Frank Licsko

Located in Union City, NJ

ROADS portrays a contemporary landscape with an atmospheric, pale green aqua skyline, delicate brown trees and grasses aligning a long rural highway whose central placement gives the...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Lithograph

Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980

Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

From the Vanishing Vernacular series. Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and ...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Archival Pigment

Signed and numbered lithograph for highway across America #115/150, Schelmann 51
Signed and numbered lithograph for highway across America #115/150, Schelmann 51

Signed and numbered lithograph for highway across America #115/150, Schelmann 51

By Christo

Located in New York, NY

CHRISTO Closed Highway, Project for 5000 Miles, 6 Lanes East-West Highway (Schellmann, 51), 1972 Lithograph with Offset lettering on wove paper Hand signed in felt tip pen and pencil...

Category

1970s Land Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Pencil, Lithograph, Offset

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo
U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'ArcangeloU.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo, 1978

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 26 in W 31.25 in

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: U.S. Highway #1 Year: 1978 Edition: 99/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 26 x 30.25 inches Inscription: Signed an...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Royal Motel, Highway 66, Elk City, Oklahoma

Royal Motel, Highway 66, Elk City, Oklahoma

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Motel, Highway 85, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Motel, Highway 85, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Si...

Category

1970s Op Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA
California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA

California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA

$16,500

H 72 in W 102 in D 1 in

California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cats eye reflectors throughout. Retired sign from California highway system. State Route 78 is a California State highway that runs the entire width of the state from Oceanside to Bl...

Category

1980s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Allan D'Arcangelo - Constellation, unique Signed acrylic geometric abstraction
Allan D'Arcangelo - Constellation, unique Signed acrylic geometric abstraction

Allan D'Arcangelo - Constellation, unique Signed acrylic geometric abstraction

Located in New York, NY

During the five decades of his career, D’Arcangelo remained true to his unique interpretation of the modern American landscape, creating iconic, large-scale paintings of road signs, ...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker

Giant Women Signs - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Giant Women Signs - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

D'Arcangelo, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
D'Arcangelo, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

D'Arcangelo, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

Located in Southampton, NY

ALLAN D’ARCANGELO (1930-1998) An American artist and printmaker, famous for his paintings of highways and road signs. He is known for his works that reflect deep perspectival vistas ...

Category

1960s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Lithograph

Smoking Blonde, Allan D'Arcangelo
Smoking Blonde, Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'ArcangeloSmoking Blonde, Allan D'Arcangelo, 1990

$6,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 37.5 in W 47 in

Smoking Blonde, Allan D'Arcangelo

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: Smoking Blonde Year: 1990 Edition: 56/65, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Lenox Museum Board Size: 37.5 x 47 inches Condition: Good Ins...

Category

1990s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo
Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'Arcangelo 1Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo, 1978

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 26 in

Resonance, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: Resonance Year: 1978 Edition: 103/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 30 x 26 inches Inscription: Signed and number...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Left Turn, Allan D'Arcangelo
Left Turn, Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'Arcangelo 1Left Turn, Allan D'Arcangelo, 1979

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 34 in W 26 in

Left Turn, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: Left Turn Year: 1979 Edition: 148/175, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 34 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Circle Drive-In, Waco, Texas

Circle Drive-In, Waco, Texas

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wastwater from Whinn Rigg, Cumbria, England

Wastwater from Whinn Rigg, Cumbria, England

By Edward Ranney

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

River Lune, Cumbria, England

River Lune, Cumbria, England

By Edward Ranney

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Deserted Streets with Shadows, 1989 - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Deserted Streets with Shadows, 1989 - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Gold Car, Butte Montana - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Gold Car, Butte Montana - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Man and Red Arrow - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Man and Red Arrow - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Roadsign and Field, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Roadsign and Field, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Boy and Men on Horses - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Boy and Men on Horses - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Red Bridge, Serigraph on Arches by Allan D'Arcangelo, 1979
Red Bridge, Serigraph on Arches by Allan D'Arcangelo, 1979

Red Bridge, Serigraph on Arches by Allan D'Arcangelo, 1979

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Long Island City, NY

D'Arcangelo is best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism, precisionism and hard-edge painting, and also surrealism.

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

The Palmist, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnmuhle Paper

The Palmist, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnmuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota, 1986 - Color Photographic Print

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota, 1986 - Color Photographic Print

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

1968 Allan D'Arcangelo 'Lincoln Center Festival' Screen Print Pop Art Vintage
1968 Allan D'Arcangelo 'Lincoln Center Festival' Screen Print Pop Art Vintage

1968 Allan D'Arcangelo 'Lincoln Center Festival' Screen Print Pop Art Vintage

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Brooklyn, NY

At the heart of the poster is his signature use of geometric abstraction and clean, precise lines, echoing his fascination with American highways, road signs, and urban iconography. ...

Category

1960s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Man Walking Past Parking Lot, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print

Man Walking Past Parking Lot, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston, 1989 - Black and White Print

Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston, 1989 - Black and White Print

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

African American Man on Street, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print

African American Man on Street, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Drugs, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Drugs, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1990s Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Two Run-Down Fashion Shops, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Two Run-Down Fashion Shops, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Gas Station with Road, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Gas Station with Road, 1989 - Color Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado, 1989 - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado, 1989 - Color Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

US Post Office Highway Sign
US Post Office Highway Sign

US Post Office Highway Sign

$800

H 12 in W 84 in D 0.13 in

US Post Office Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Massive US Post Office Highway sign from the south. Steel sign with reflective lettering.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign
Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign

Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign

$425

H 24 in W 24 in D 0.13 in

Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage highway gas station sign from Texas. Blue sign with white graphics.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Safety First Vintage Road Sign
Safety First Vintage Road Sign

Safety First Vintage Road Sign

$525

H 18 in W 18 in D 0.13 in

Safety First Vintage Road Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Interesting vintage highway sign. Safety First, Stay Alert, Don't Get Hurt.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Los Angeles Slippery Road Highway Sign
Los Angeles Slippery Road Highway Sign

Los Angeles Slippery Road Highway Sign

$395 / item

H 49.5 in W 49.5 in D 0.19 in

Los Angeles Slippery Road Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage plastic road sign from Los Angeles. Slippery road ahead. Large in scale. Yellow background with black graphics. Cool piece of wall art.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Plastic

Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign
Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign

Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign

$1,200

H 18 in W 53 in D 0.13 in

Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very cool vintage California freeway sign showing the way to Big Bear Lake. Iconic location in California, cool piece of history. Great coloring and worn condition. Fantastic piece o...

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

1959 California Highway 'Signal Ahead' Sign with Reflectors
1959 California Highway 'Signal Ahead' Sign with Reflectors

1959 California Highway 'Signal Ahead' Sign with Reflectors

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare 'Signal Ahead' yellow sign from a California Highway. Letters are made of reflectors.

Category

1950s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

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Kansas US Route 69 Highway Reflective Sign
Kansas US Route 69 Highway Reflective Sign

Kansas US Route 69 Highway Reflective Sign

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H 15 in W 16 in D 0.5 in

Kansas US Route 69 Highway Reflective Sign

Located in Orange, CA

Route 69 is a major north–south United States highway. This is a smaller sign so normally would be found on the freeway entrance sign or on mile markers.

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign
Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign

Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign

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H 49 in W 49 in D 0.13 in

Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign

Located in Burton, TX

Once used as a street sign to inform motorist of trucks entering and exiting the highway, this sign presents great coloring, subject matter and patina.

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Constellation III

Constellation III

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in New York, NY

He is best known for his paintings of highways and road signs. D’Arcangelo’s notable reputation as a pop artist was established in 1973 with his series of paintings of American highw...

Category

1970s Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Will Frates, “Princeton Beach”, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950
Will Frates, “Princeton Beach”, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950

Will Frates, “Princeton Beach”, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

Based on Frates’ San Francisco Bay Area roots and the title, the setting could be somewhere near Princeton-by-the-Sea just north of Half Moon Bay, which is a short drive south of San...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign
Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign

Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very cool vintage California freeway sign reading "scenic route" with a snow-capped mountain in the background, and brightly colored orange California Poppy (California State Flower)...

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 'Buckle Up' Road Sign
Vintage 'Buckle Up' Road Sign

Vintage 'Buckle Up' Road Sign

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H 15 in W 30 in D 0.1 in

Vintage 'Buckle Up' Road Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Reverse side is "Entering Highway" sign with yellow background.

Category

1980s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Burma Shave Highway Advertising Signs
Burma Shave Highway Advertising Signs

Burma Shave Highway Advertising Signs

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H 17.25 in W 40 in D 1 in

Burma Shave Highway Advertising Signs

By Burma-Vita

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Bold and graphic painted Burma-Shave highway advertising signs in red and white. The Burma Shave sign series were were found along highway roads for passing motorists to read fro...

Category

1950s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Wood

Book of Love #5

Book of Love #5

By Robert Indiana

Located in New York, NY

ROBERT INDIANA-BOOK OF LOVE #5,1996 screen print in colors 24 x 20 inches paper size 18 x 18 inches images size Edition of 200 signed,dated '96' and numbered in pencil-Unframed...

Category

1990s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

1961 California Highway 'Not A Through Street" Sign with Reflectors
1961 California Highway 'Not A Through Street" Sign with Reflectors

1961 California Highway 'Not A Through Street" Sign with Reflectors

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare 'Not A Throught Street"' yellow sign from a California highway. Letters are made of reflectors.

Category

1960s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Book of Love #2

Book of Love #2

By Robert Indiana

Located in New York, NY

ROBERT INDIANA-BOOK OF LOVE #2,1996 screen print in colors 24 x 20 inches paper size 19 x 18 inches images size Edition of 200 signed,dated '96' and numbered in pencil-Unframed...

Category

1990s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Book of Love #1

Book of Love #1

By Robert Indiana

Located in New York, NY

ROBERT INDIANA-BOOK OF LOVE #1,1996 screen print in colors 24 x 20 inches paper size 19 x 18 inches images size Edition of 200 signed,dated '96' and numbered in pencil-Unframed...

Category

1990s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Allan D'Arcangelo Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Moon" Signed En Verso, NYC, 1963
Allan D'Arcangelo Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Moon" Signed En Verso, NYC, 1963

Allan D'Arcangelo Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Moon" Signed En Verso, NYC, 1963

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in New York, NY

D'Arcangello was an American artist and printmaker, best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism.

Category

1960s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Paint

"Landscape" Acrylic on Canvas, 1967 by Allan D'Arcangelo

"Landscape" Acrylic on Canvas, 1967 by Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in New York, NY

D'Arcangelo's (1930-1998) reputation as a pop artist was established in 1963 with his series of paintings of American highways and signs. Signed, titled, and dated verso: A.

Category

1960s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Heptagon
Heptagon

Robert IndianaHeptagon, 1970

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H 11.75 in W 11.75 in

Heptagon

By Robert Indiana

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Indiana was also tremendously inspired by road signs and highway advertising. This work, whether overtly or unconsciously, recalls the logos of the "Gulf" and "76" gas stations.

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Vintage Trailer Highway Sign
Vintage Trailer Highway Sign

Vintage Trailer Highway Sign

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H 24 in W 24 in D 0.13 in

Vintage Trailer Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Whimsical vintage highway sign from Texas. Blue sign with with graphics of a trailer.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

California 'Dumping Prohibited' Highway Sign
California 'Dumping Prohibited' Highway Sign

California 'Dumping Prohibited' Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage 'Dumping Prohibited' California highway sign. Excellent condition. Stamped 'State of California' on the back.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Wildflowers Metal Highway Sign
Vintage Wildflowers Metal Highway Sign

Vintage Wildflowers Metal Highway Sign

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H 12 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

Vintage Wildflowers Metal Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Great vintage highway sign that reads Wildflowers Do Not Mow. Reflective gray sign with black lettering and trim.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign
Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign

Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Great vintage highway sign from the southern United States. Sign says "Do not pick up hitch hikers."

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign
Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign

Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Great vintage highway sign from the southern United States. Sign says "Do not pick up hitch hikers."

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Monumental BRIDGE OUT Wood Highway Sign
Monumental BRIDGE OUT Wood Highway Sign

Monumental BRIDGE OUT Wood Highway Sign

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H 30 in W 48 in D 0.5 in

Monumental BRIDGE OUT Wood Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Super cool vintage wood BRIDGE OUT sign from the East Coast. 4 feet wide. Wood sign with white background and black lettering. Good vintage condition. Great graphics.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Wood

Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign
Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign

Large 'Scenic Route' California Highway Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very cool vintage California freeway sign reading "scenic route" with a snow-capped mountain in the background, and brightly colored orange California Poppy (California State Flower)...

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Rare and Historical Colored Tourist Highway Sign
Rare and Historical Colored Tourist Highway Sign

Rare and Historical Colored Tourist Highway Sign

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H 35.25 in W 65.75 in D 1.5 in

Rare and Historical Colored Tourist Highway Sign

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This rare historical sign was found in the South Carolina beaches area believed to date from the early 1940s . hand-painted on both sides and signed C.L. Meyer, with a newer wood fra...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Highway Signs

California Highway Sign, 1940s USA
California Highway Sign, 1940s USA

California Highway Sign, 1940s USA

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H 48 in W 98 in D 0.07 in

California Highway Sign, 1940s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Massive California highway sign circa 1940s. Just over 8 feet long and 4 feet tall.

Category

1940s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Highway Carpool Sign
Vintage Highway Carpool Sign

Vintage Highway Carpool Sign

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H 18 in W 24 in D 0.13 in

Vintage Highway Carpool Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cool vintage highway sign depicting a family in a car. Used for the carpool Lane.

Category

1990s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Highway Metal Market Sign
Vintage Highway Metal Market Sign

Vintage Highway Metal Market Sign

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H 24 in W 24 in D 0.1 in

Vintage Highway Metal Market Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare blue and white metal sign taken down from a US highway. Sign shows images of an egg, carton of milk, bread and an apple.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage California Highway Watch Your Speed Sign
Vintage California Highway Watch Your Speed Sign

Vintage California Highway Watch Your Speed Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cool vintage California highway sign. Sign reads - Watch Your Speed We Do featuring a police officer riding a motorcycle in the middle.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

California Highway Patrol Sign
California Highway Patrol Sign

California Highway Patrol Sign

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H 30 in W 30 in D 0.13 in

California Highway Patrol Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage California "HIGHWAY PATROL" road sign from Los Angeles. Engraved State of California on the back.

Category

1980s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Black and White Highway One Road Sign, Enamel on Metal, Oversize
Vintage Black and White Highway One Road Sign, Enamel on Metal, Oversize

Vintage Black and White Highway One Road Sign, Enamel on Metal, Oversize

By US Government Printing Office

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage American road sign for Highway One has a striking graphic impact in look, texture and size.

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Enamel, Sheet Metal

Vintage Holland Lincoln Tunnels Highway Enamel Sign, circa 1950s
Vintage Holland Lincoln Tunnels Highway Enamel Sign, circa 1950s

Vintage Holland Lincoln Tunnels Highway Enamel Sign, circa 1950s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original enamel highway sign for the Holland Lincoln Tunnels, framed in a later red painted wood frame, American, mid-20th century.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California

Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Si...

Category

1970s Op Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Size...

Category

1970s Op Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

U.S. Highway #1, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Allan D’Arcangelo (1930-1998) Title: U.S. Highway #1 Year: 1978 Edition: 110/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 26 x 30.25 inches Condition: Good Inscr...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Columbia River Valley Oregon Mt Jefferson Old Highway & Eagle Statuary Guardians
Columbia River Valley Oregon Mt Jefferson Old Highway & Eagle Statuary Guardians

Columbia River Valley Oregon Mt Jefferson Old Highway & Eagle Statuary Guardians

By Norman Gainsborough

Located in Soquel, CA

We searched extensively and couldn't find a better reason for the Eagle Statuary on any other Old Highways near Columbia Gorge. Signed and dated lower right corner Norman Gainsborou...

Category

1940s American Impressionist Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Art Abstract Road Sign American Hard Edged Silkscreen Screenprint
Pop Art Abstract Road Sign American Hard Edged Silkscreen Screenprint

Pop Art Abstract Road Sign American Hard Edged Silkscreen Screenprint

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Surfside, FL

Allan D'Arcangelo (1930-1998) was an American artist and printmaker, best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism, precisionism, Abst...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Antique Painting, oil on canvas. Draft Horses on country Road.
Antique Painting, oil on canvas. Draft Horses on country Road.

Antique Painting, oil on canvas. Draft Horses on country Road.

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique painting, oil on canvas. Draft horses on highway. Illegible signed. Dimensions with frame 51cm x 71cm Without frame 40cm x 60cm

Category

20th Century Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo
Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo

Mr. & Mrs. Moby Dick, Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Fairfield, CT

Moby Dick Year: 1978 Edition: 75/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 29 x 25 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed and numbered by the artist. ALLAN D’ARC...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

"Web, " Serigraph, 1979 by Allan D'Arcangelo
"Web, " Serigraph, 1979 by Allan D'Arcangelo

"Web, " Serigraph, 1979 by Allan D'Arcangelo

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Long Island City, NY

D'Arcangelo is best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism, precisionism and hard-edge painting, and also surrealism.

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen

Boy and Men on Horses - Cowboys, America, 20th Century, Portrait photography

Boy and Men on Horses - Cowboys, America, 20th Century, Portrait photography

By Michael Ormerod

Located in Brighton, GB

A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Pop Art Abstract American Hard Edged Landscape with Bridge
Pop Art Abstract American Hard Edged Landscape with Bridge

Pop Art Abstract American Hard Edged Landscape with Bridge

By Allan D'Arcangelo 1

Located in Surfside, FL

Allan D'Arcangelo (1930-1998) was an American artist and printmaker, best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism, precisionism, Abst...

Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

Vintage Highway 101 Sign
Vintage Highway 101 Sign

Vintage Highway 101 Sign

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H 36 in W 51 in

Vintage Highway 101 Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

1960's vintage California 101 enameled highway sign.

Category

20th Century American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Reflective Firetruck Road Sign
Vintage Reflective Firetruck Road Sign

Vintage Reflective Firetruck Road Sign

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H 49 in W 49 in D 0.13 in

Vintage Reflective Firetruck Road Sign

Located in Burton, TX

Once used as a street sign to inform motorist of firetrucks entering and exiting the highway, this sign presents great coloring, subject matter and patina.

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Enormous Mobile Pegasus Sign, circa 1954
Enormous Mobile Pegasus Sign, circa 1954

Enormous Mobile Pegasus Sign, circa 1954

Located in Portland, OR

This astonishing porcelain sign dates from 1954 when Mobil signs were free-standing, often at the top of 20-foot tall posts, so that they were easy to see from nearby highways.

Category

1950s Industrial Vintage Highway Signs

Ronald Wohlauer Vintage Photograph
Ronald Wohlauer Vintage Photograph

Ronald Wohlauer Vintage Photograph

Located in Hudson, NY

Beautiful vintage photograph by Ronald Wohlauer, titled "highway 1, Big Sur, California." Signed and dated 1973.

Category

1970s American Vintage Highway Signs

Old Enamel Sign, N India, circa 1940s
Old Enamel Sign, N India, circa 1940s

Old Enamel Sign, N India, circa 1940s

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H 18 in W 15 in D 0.1 in

Old Enamel Sign, N India, circa 1940s

Located in By Appointment Only, CA

This sign was designed to be used on the back of trucks on the highways of India.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Steel

"Eptingen" Original Vintage Beverage Poster

"Eptingen" Original Vintage Beverage Poster

By Herbert Leupin

Located in Boston, MA

This poster from 1946, with its highway exit sign and a fresh glass of Eptinger atop it, paid tribute to the tiny town of Eptingen and its fresh springs which gave the bubbly water i...

Category

1960s Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Lithograph

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$1,680

H 8 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

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Located in Buffalo, NY

1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign ... Great old sign,, Tons of character,, Retains original finish / patina..

Category

1920s American Folk Art Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA

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$7,500

H 14 in W 69 in D 4.75 in

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

Custom neon sign with aluminum channel cut letters. COME ON IN, lights up with green neon gas. Just under 6 feet long. Welcoming sign and fun piece of art. Glass in great condition....

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1990s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

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Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font
Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font

Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic vintage NEON "MOTEL" sign salvaged from a motel in Niagara Falls Canada,, Retains original finish & patina,, New transformer, metal replaced to bottom of can,, (see photo)

Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage "African Queen" Boat Name Sign, circa 1950s
Vintage "African Queen" Boat Name Sign, circa 1950s

Vintage "African Queen" Boat Name Sign, circa 1950s

$715

H 10.13 in W 59.63 in D 0.75 in

Vintage "African Queen" Boat Name Sign, circa 1950s

Located in South Bend, IN

A fantastic vintage "African Queen" boat name sign, circa 1950s Measures: 59.63" W x 0.75" D x 10.13" H. Hand carved wood and paint Very good original vintage condition. ...

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England
Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England

Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England

$2,200

H 3.75 in W 14.5 in D 2.75 in

Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Slender "IN USE" lighted box sign dating from the 1980s. Likely used outside of rooms containing X-Ray machines. The box is made of a white powder coated metal and front sign is made...

Category

1980s American Vintage Highway Signs

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Highway Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of vintage highway signs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage highway signs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal and steel. There are all kinds of vintage highway signs available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern vintage highway signs are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Vintage Highway Signs?

Vintage highway signs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $425, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $725.