Harper's for July – Antique Wall Art
![Harper's for July, [1892] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/41/41939d0886db-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.)
Description
A window into the past: Harper's for July, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Harper's for July
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A color lithograph advertising the July issue of Harper's, printed in 1892, shows how publishers used the new poster style of the 1890s to sell periodicals. Harper & Brothers, the New York firm behind several of the best-known American magazines of the day, issued posters like this to catch the eye of passersby and bookstall customers. The print's modest size, about 40 by 31 centimeters, suggests it was meant for display in shop windows or on walls rather than on large street hoardings. Its placement under a patriotic heading fits the month, since July brought the Fourth of July holiday and the start of the summer reading season.
| Created / published | [1892] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 39.5 x 30.7 cm. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D42. 1892. |
| Subjects | Periodicals--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,727 × 4,648 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221202 |
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