Harper's Christmas number – Antique Wall Art
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(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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A window into the past: Harper's Christmas number, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Harper's Christmas number
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Harper & Brothers of New York used this 1893 color lithograph to promote its Christmas number, and the poster's focus is on women's fashion of the day. The initials E.P. in the design are generally credited to Edward Penfield, who designed many of Harper's magazine posters in the 1890s. His flat areas of bold color and simplified figures shaped American magazine advertising of the period, and posters like this one were displayed in shop windows and on city streets to draw holiday buyers to newsstands.
| Created / published | [New York : Harper & Brothers, 1893] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 47 x 31 cm. |
| Genre | Book & magazine posters American 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Title from item. Signed: E.P. |
| Subjects | Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,104 × 5,099 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226373 |
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