Pop Culture

Pop Culture Art is a form of art characterized by the imagery of consumerism, new media, and other forms of popular culture. Bidsquare vintage pop culture and antique Pop Culture auction items present collectors with popular items that represent iconic people and moments from art, entertainment, current events, and music. The Pop Culture Art movement emerged in the mid-1950s in America and Britain as an attempt to narrow the divide between commercial and fine arts. It was felt that the conventional art in museums or that taught at school fails to represent the real world that we all live in. 

Pop Culture Movement

The Pop Culture movement took inspiration from the popular and commercial culture of the postwar era’s commodity-driven values to create humorous, witty, and ironic works as a celebration and a critique of the traditional forms of art.  Pop Art artists used commonplace everyday objects (like advertising, billboards, movies, pulp magazines, comic strips, television, and shop windows) as subject matter to make their art. 

Popularity of Antique and Vintage Pop Culture Items

The Pop Art movement continues to impact and inspire people’s lives, setting the collecting trends in vintage pop culture and antique Pop Culture items and bringing in diversity in collections. The use of recognizable and relatable iconography and themes has made Pop Culture Art remain a popular style of art to the general public and collectors. Available for viewing and bidding of vintage and antique Pop Culture auction items on Bidsquare are iconic works by famous Pop Art artists who shaped the movement, such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichtenstein.

Quick Facts on Pop Culture :

  • Pop Art was born in England. Artists like Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, and the critics Lawrence Alloway, John McHale were the first who expressed on the subject in 1950s. 
  • Common Pop Culture Categories include Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, Technology, News, Politics, and slang. 
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  • BUDDY "L" OUTDOOR LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN TRACKS, LOT OF SIX
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    $100 - $200

    BUDDY "L" OUTDOOR LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN TRACKS, LOT OF SIX

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    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
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    $50
  • VINTAGE COWBOY MOVIE STARS MEMORABILIA, LOT OF 30
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    $50 - $80

    VINTAGE COWBOY MOVIE STARS MEMORABILIA, LOT OF 30

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    $50 - $80
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
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    $20
  • Pair Bakelite Dice c1930s
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    $150 - $200

    Pair Bakelite Dice c1930s

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    $150 - $200
    California Historical Desig...
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  • Dinky Supertoys 982 Pullmore Car Transporter
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    $200 - $400

    Dinky Supertoys 982 Pullmore Car Transporter

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    $200 - $400
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $100
  • Model Trains in Display Case
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    $800 - $1,200

    Model Trains in Display Case

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    $800 - $1,200
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $400
  • LGB White Pass Locomotive & Caboose
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    $350 - $450

    LGB White Pass Locomotive & Caboose

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    $350 - $450
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $175
  • Vintage Marlboro Cigarettes Metal Clock
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    $80 - $120

    Vintage Marlboro Cigarettes Metal Clock

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    $80 - $120
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $40
  • M.K. Goetz Brewing Company Stein
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    $100 - $200

    M.K. Goetz Brewing Company Stein

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    $100 - $200
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Large Collection of Beer Ephemera
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    $200 - $300

    Large Collection of Beer Ephemera

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    $200 - $300
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $100
  • Hot Wheels Crusin' America
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    $100 - $150

    Hot Wheels Crusin' America

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    $100 - $150
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Five Boxes of Johnny Lightning
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    $250 - $350

    Five Boxes of Johnny Lightning

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    $250 - $350
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $125
  • Vintage Football Uniform
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    $80 - $120

    Vintage Football Uniform

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    $80 - $120
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Retinal Circus, Vancouver B.C., S. Seymour
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    $200 - $300

    Retinal Circus, Vancouver B.C., S. Seymour

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    $200 - $300
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $100
  • Album Posters, Moby Grape, Simon & Garfunkel
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    $100 - $200

    Album Posters, Moby Grape, Simon & Garfunkel

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    $100 - $200
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Solido Transporter Group
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    $200 - $300

    Solido Transporter Group

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    $200 - $300
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $100
  • **Aristo Craft Diesel Locomotives & Tender
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    $500 - $700

    **Aristo Craft Diesel Locomotives & Tender

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    $500 - $700
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $250
  • Two Binders of Breweriana Including Menu Covers and Sheets
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    $100 - $200

    Two Binders of Breweriana Including Menu Covers and She...

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    $100 - $200
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Western Electric National Credit Registers
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    $300 - $400

    Western Electric National Credit Registers

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    $300 - $400
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $150
  • Karl Bang (Chinese, b. 1935)
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    Karl Bang (Chinese, b. 1935)

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    $100 - $200
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $50
  • Alt Heidelberg Chalkware Bust
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    $200 - $300

    Alt Heidelberg Chalkware Bust

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    $200 - $300
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $100
  • Five Boxes Hot Wheels 25th Anniversary Redlines
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    $500 - $700

    Five Boxes Hot Wheels 25th Anniversary Redlines

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    $500 - $700
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $250
  • Two Small Rock Posters 1960's, Berner, Fluxfest
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    $300 - $500

    Two Small Rock Posters 1960's, Berner, Fluxfest

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    $300 - $500
    Fine Estate, Inc.
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    $150
  • Parcheesi - Checkers Gameboard
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    $800 - $1,200

    Parcheesi - Checkers Gameboard

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    $800 - $1,200
    New England Auctions
    0 Bids
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    $100
  • Two-Sided Checkers
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    $200 - $400

    Two-Sided Checkers

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    $200 - $400
    New England Auctions
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    $20
  • Large Game Board
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    $100 - $200

    Large Game Board

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    $100 - $200
    New England Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $25
  • Large Marble Collection
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    $500 - $1,000

    Large Marble Collection

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    $500 - $1,000
    New England Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  • Three Antique l Toys
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    $200 - $300

    Three Antique l Toys

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    $200 - $300
    New England Auctions
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    $50
  • ASSORTED COWBOY AND OTHER RADIO / CEREAL PREMIUMS, UNCOUNTED LOT
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    $100 - $200

    ASSORTED COWBOY AND OTHER RADIO / CEREAL PREMIUMS, UNCO...

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    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
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    $50
  • Checker Board
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    $200 - $400

    Checker Board

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    $200 - $400
    New England Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • Gameboard Box
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    $200 - $400

    Gameboard Box

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    $200 - $400
    New England Auctions
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    $50
  • Animation Art Assortment
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    $300 - $500

    Animation Art Assortment

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    $300 - $500
    Leonard Auction
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    $150
  • Jungle Book Print Assortment
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    $200 - $400

    Jungle Book Print Assortment

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    $200 - $400
    Leonard Auction
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    $100
  • Horror Movie Signed Photograph Assortment
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    $300 - $500

    Horror Movie Signed Photograph Assortment

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    $300 - $500
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
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    $150
  • X-MEN AND OTHER VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS, UNCOUNTED LOT
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    $50 - $80

    X-MEN AND OTHER VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS, UNCOUNTED LOT

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    $50 - $80
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $20
  • ASSORTED GLASS MACHINE-MADE MARBLES, UNCOUNTED LOT
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    $50 - $100

    ASSORTED GLASS MACHINE-MADE MARBLES, UNCOUNTED LOT

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    $50 - $100
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
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    $20
  • ASSORTED SOLDIER AND OTHER TOYS, LOT OF 20
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    $50 - $80

    ASSORTED SOLDIER AND OTHER TOYS, LOT OF 20

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    $50 - $80
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $30
  • Checkerboard-Backgammon
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    $150 - $250

    Checkerboard-Backgammon

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    $150 - $250
    New England Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $25
  • Superhero Animation Art Assortment
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    $300 - $500

    Superhero Animation Art Assortment

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    $300 - $500
    Leonard Auction
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    $150
  • Marilyn Monroe Photograph Collection
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    $500 - $700

    Marilyn Monroe Photograph Collection

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    $500 - $700
    Leonard Auction
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    $250
  • Musical Signed Photograph Assortment
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    $400 - $600

    Musical Signed Photograph Assortment

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    $400 - $600
    Leonard Auction
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    $200
  • Comedy Star Signed Photograph Assortment
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    $400 - $600

    Comedy Star Signed Photograph Assortment

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    $400 - $600
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
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    $200
  • Pink Panther, Garfield and Felix Animation Art Assortment
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    $400 - $600

    Pink Panther, Garfield and Felix Animation Art Assortme...

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    $400 - $600
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
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    $200
  • Horror Movie Signed Lobby Card and Photograph Collection
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    $500 - $700

    Horror Movie Signed Lobby Card and Photograph Collectio...

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    $500 - $700
    Leonard Auction
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    $250
  • James Bond Prop and Photograph Album Assortment
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    $400 - $600

    James Bond Prop and Photograph Album Assortment

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    $400 - $600
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
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    $200
  • Entertainment Signed Publicity Photograph Assortment
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    $400 - $600

    Entertainment Signed Publicity Photograph Assortment

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    $400 - $600
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Musical Signed Photograph Assortment
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    $300 - $500

    Musical Signed Photograph Assortment

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    $300 - $500
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
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    $150
  • BUDDY "L" STYLE PRESSED STEEL TRUCK
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    $150 - $250

    BUDDY "L" STYLE PRESSED STEEL TRUCK

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    $150 - $250
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
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    $70
  • 19th Century Stuffed Toy Horse in Brown Cloth
    Estimate
    $250 - $500

    19th Century Stuffed Toy Horse in Brown Cloth

    Est.
    $250 - $500
    New England Auctions
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $225