That's Questionable

A question that sparks curiosities... Were advertisement and entertainment posters of the 19th century considered decorative art?  Were they considered street art and did that mean graffiti which is equivalent to today's graffiti? Since they were a new form of art, what were the overall intentions and public opinions regarding them?  Did they decorate the streets or pollute them?

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