Harper's for August – Historic Print
(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 for August in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Harper's for August
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Edward Penfield's color lithograph for the August 1892 issue of Harper's Magazine is one of the earlier magazine posters in this group, and it shows how quickly advertising art was changing in the 1890s. Penfield, a young illustrator who would later become one of the most recognized American poster designers, used flat areas of color and bold lettering to catch the eye of passersby on city streets. The record's caption notes are rough, so details about its exact printing and distribution are uncertain, but the piece is a clear example of the period's turn toward graphic poster design as a way to sell periodicals.
| Created / published | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Notes | Color lithograph by Edward Penfield. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Books & Reading; Magazinew; Pub.; Posters. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172833 |
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