Jeanne Vaccaro, a scholar and curator from Kansas, always wanted to become a bumper sticker person. For years, she collected stickers from artists, musicians and bookstores, but she kept them away ...

This content is sponsored by Jiffy Lube. The history of bumper stickers actually starts before cars. Horse-drawn carriages had painted fly nets. Early cars had paper window decals. But everything ...

People have been putting bumper stickers on their cars since the 1940s, when a Kansas City screen printer named Forrest P. Gill invented them. Gill got his hands on some adhesive-backed paper and ...

Gone are the days of “Coexist” or “This car climbed Mt. Washington.” Bumper stickers have lately gotten a lot weirder, and much more niche. By Charles W. McFarlane You can spot them in the parking lot ...

A STICKY HISTORY: Consider the bumper sticker, that easy-to-apply accessory that gives others a glimpse into the vehicle owner's personality, tastes, hobbies, political affiliation or sense of humor.

Long before there were tweets and blogs, there was another way people expressed their opinions and philosophies to the public. The ubiquitous bumper sticker was, and still is, a way for people to make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claire Evans of Yacht with the bumper stickers she makes at her home in Highland Park. (Chiara Alexa / For The Times) Jeanne ...