Harper's Magazine, Christmas - December 1883 – 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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Harper's Magazine, Christmas - December 1883. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Harper's Magazine, Christmas - December 1883
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This 1883 color poster advertised the Christmas number of *Harper's Magazine*, the New York monthly published by Harper & Brothers. Holiday issues were a major event for American magazines in the 1880s, and publishers used lavish color imagery to draw buyers to newsstands and bookstores. Color lithography had become far more affordable by this time, which made large chromolithographic posters like this one practical. Its bright palette and seasonal theme show how the magazine trade used visual display to sell the holiday season.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1883 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,048 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128144 |
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