The Chap-book – Vintage 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of The Chap-book. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The winged horse Pegasus, from Greek myth, is the subject of this 1895 color poster for *The Chap-Book*, a small Chicago literary periodical. Will H. Bradley (1868-1962) designed it in the flat-color, sinuous-line style that made him a leading figure in American poster art, drawing on Art Nouveau and Japanese prints. The magazine was one of the mid-1890s publications where Bradley's graphic work helped shape the look of American print design. The date and caption details come from an older card and are unverified.
| Created / published | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 50 x 34 cm. |
| Subjects | Color poster by Will H. Bradley, 1868-1962. Chicago. Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1895. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. The Chap-book. II. Title: Pegasus. Mythology--Pegasus. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,032 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172776 |
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