Scribner's fiction number, August / Maxfield Parrish 1897. – Antique Wall Art
![Scribner's fiction number, August / Maxfield Parrish 1897., [S.l. : s.n., 1897] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/12/12328792a86c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Scribner's fiction number, August / Maxfield Parrish 1897., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Scribner's fiction number, August / Maxfield Parrish 1897.
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A nude figure absorbed in a book gives this August 1897 Scribner's poster its distinct character, a subject the catalog records under both nudes and reading. Maxfield Parrish, then a young Philadelphia illustrator early in his career, designed it to promote the magazine's fiction number. His smooth, luminous color already hints at the style that later made him one of the best-known illustrators of his era. Posters like this one helped publishers announce monthly issues to readers in the 1890s.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1897] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 51 x 38 cm. |
| Genre | Book & magazine posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Nudes--1890-1900. Reading--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,121 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176393 |
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