Harper's January – Vintage Wall Art
![Harper's January, [189-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/86/866297d080a4-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.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Harper's January in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Harper's January
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Harper's January poster is a color advertisement from the 1890s for the magazine Harper's, and its winter scene of a sleigh drawn by horses sets it apart from the other seasonal prints on this board. Harper's was a prominent American periodical, and magazine posters of this era were meant to catch the eye of passersby on city streets and in shop windows, so the artist leaned on bright color and a cheerful, recognizable subject. Sleighing was a popular winter pastime in the period, and images like this one tied the magazine to the comfort and leisure of the cold months. The record gives only a partial date, so the exact year remains uncertain.
| Created / published | [189-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1899. |
| Subjects | Sleds & sleighs--1890-1900. Horses--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,052 × 4,114 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217084 |
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