Commemorative Fairfield Posters For Sale Featuring Town Landmarks

FAIRFIELD, CT — An area artist has created a series of posters featuring iconic Fairfield scenes to celebrate all the community has to offer.

The commemorative posters celebrating summer 2021 are the work of Paul Siegel, a Ridgefield-based artist, according to a town news release. Siegel's art pays homage to the 1930s poster artists who emphasized the simplicity of design. The style relies on color, light and shadow to create vivid scenes.

“My greatest joy is having my posters hang in homes and making people realize the beauty of their hometown,” Siegel said in the news release.

The four scenes of Fairfield, which include Town Hall, the Burr Mansion, Southport Harbor and Penfield Beach, can be seen on streetlamps downtown.

"The town of Fairfield’s well-known landmarks were an appealing challenge," Siegel said.

After retiring as a graphic and industrial designer, Siegel needed a new creative outlet and decided to focus on the Art Deco style of the 1930s. Town scenes offer the challenge of how to create an expressive image in the simplest manner using nothing but shapes and color. Unlike his favorite predecessors who defined the style, Siegel's easel is a computer.

The four color posters include a 24-by-36-inch poster with all four scenes and 16-by-20-inch posters of each individual scene. The four small posters can be purchased as a set for a discount.

The posters are available for $15 each at experiencefairfieldct.org. They can also be purchased at the following local retailers: Fairfield University Bookstore, 1499 Post Road; Vintage Garden, in the Brick Walk Promenade at 1189 Post Road; Fairfield Museum and History Center Gift Shop, 370 Beach Road; and Palooza, 1636 Post Road.

Palooza is offering preferred pricing on framing, with code CED. Call 203-255-3655 for frame design options and pricing.