Harper's Christmas – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This vintage poster of Harper's Christmas brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Harper's Christmas
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Edward Penfield's 1897 lithograph advertises Harper's Christmas, the holiday issue of the Harper & Brothers publishing house in New York. Penfield was one of the leading poster artists of the 1890s, and his work for Harper's helped establish the flat, bold color and clean lettering that defined American magazine posters of the period. Posters like this one were designed to be read quickly from across a street, so the image relies on a few strong shapes rather than fine detail. The subject of reading, which the record lists, ties the piece to the magazine's core purpose.
| Created / published | c. 1897 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, poster, lithograph, color, 48 x 34 cm. |
| Notes | New York : Harper & Brothers, 1897. Edward Penfield |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,150 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226375 |
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