The Shadow of a Crime by Hall Caine – Antique Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The Shadow of a Crime by Hall Caine. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Shadow of a Crime by Hall Caine
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A color poster for Hall Caine's novel *The Shadow of a Crime* stands out on this board because it bears the name of its artist, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, who produced commercial work like this for Boston printers before he became known for his paintings of city parks and seaside scenes. Caine was one of the best-selling novelists of his day, and publishers relied on bold posters like this one to sell fiction. The record's date is unverified, but the piece shows how illustrated advertising pushed popular books to the public in the 1890s.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 45 x 31 cm. |
| Notes | Poster by Maurice Brazil Prendergast, 1859-1924. Boston, Joseph Knight Company. Promotional goal: U.S. K91. 1895. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Caine, Sir Hall, 1853-1931. II. Title. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 944 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172725 |
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