Victor bicycles, Overman Wheel Company, Boston, New York, ... / Will H. Bradley – Antique Wall Art
(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 Victor bicycles, Overman Wheel Company, Boston, New York, ... / Will H. Bradley, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Victor bicycles, Overman Wheel Company, Boston, New York, ... / Will H. Bradley
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Bicycle makers of the 1890s relied heavily on posters, and this one promotes Victor bicycles from the Overman Wheel Company. Will H. Bradley, one of the most influential American graphic designers of the decade, created the design, and Harper & Brothers of New York printed it as a color lithograph in 1895. The bicycle craze of the mid-1890s made cycling fashionable for men and women, and posters like this one competed for attention on busy city streets. Bradley's flat color shapes and decorative lettering reflect the Art Nouveau style that defined much of his work during these years.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Lithograph printed by Harper & Brothers, New York. Reverse: cover by M. Parrish for Harper's Weekly, Christmas, 1895 [can't see since encapsulated with backing sheet]. Promotional goal: US. D41. 1895; US. K22. 1895. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,067 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-112803 |
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