Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures - new magic pictures / Courier Co. litho., Buffalo, N.Y. – 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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Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures - new magic pictures / Courier Co. litho., Buffalo, N.Y.
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This chromolithograph stands out for naming its showman so plainly: Lyman H. Howe's "new magic pictures" are the headline, set in bold color. Howe, born in 1856, toured the country with programs of projected films shown in opera houses, town halls and other venues, and posters like this one were a main way to draw crowds ahead of each stop. The Courier Company of Buffalo, New York, printed the sheet, and its copyright notice dates it to 1898. It was later shown in an exhibition at Williams College of Art on the uneasy relationship between American art and early film, which is one reason it is studied as both advertising and graphic design.
| Created / published | Buffalo, N.Y. : Courier Co., 1898, c1900 Aug. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | and other venues |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright stamp on verso obscured by linen backing. DLC Copyright 1898 by Lyman H. Howe. Exhibited: Moving Pictures : The Un-easy Relationship between American Art and Early Film" at the Williams College of Art |
| Subjects | Howe, Lyman H.,--1856-1923. Motion picture theaters--1890-1900. Motion pictures--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,149 × 1,445 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219463 |
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