The Food and Drug Administration is bringing cigars under its authority and, as a result, the ornate cigar boxes that aficionados regard as works of art may never look the same. As part of the massive ...

When is a cigar box more than a cigar box? When it holds premium handmade cigars. For more than a century, these boxes — decorated with designs, pictures and scenes symbolic of the brand — have ...

Currently on display at the St. Helena Library is an exhibit of Cigar Box Art by local artist Frank Ansley. The art pieces are small collage/assemblages contained in cigar boxes, with subjects ...

Beginning in the 19th century, cigar boxes were adorned with colorful and intricate artwork, and now, many are as collectable as the cigars they contain. They now serve as mini-advertising billboards, ...

Boxes of chocolates and flowers are standard Valentine’s Day gifts, but that might change this year after people see what artists have created on cigar boxes. Throughout February and March, Jessel ...

Over the weekend, the East End Hospice held its annual Box Art Auction at the Ross School in East Hampton. This involved 75 artists, including April Gornik, Connie Fox and Jack Youngerman, creating ...

A. D. Faber, Cigar Label Art (Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House, 1949). Limited edition of 500 copies. Graphic Arts GAX in process. This unusual reference book, compiled by the collector A.D. Faber, ...