Harper's August / Edward Penfield. – Historic Print
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(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 Harper's August / Edward Penfield., 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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Harper's August / Edward Penfield.
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Edward Penfield's 1893 color lithograph advertises the August issue of *Harper's*, and it was built to catch the eye of passersby on city streets. Penfield was one of the leading American poster designers of the 1890s, and his work for *Harper's* helped establish the flat color areas, bold outlines, and simplified figures that defined the period's poster style. The subject, men in social life, reflects the leisure culture of the decade, when illustrated magazines reached a wide middle-class readership. The print is worth studying for how little detail it needs to get its message across at a glance.
| Created / published | [1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 46.5 x 28 cm. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D42. 1893. |
| Subjects | Men--Social life--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,662 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221183 |
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