Colliers. Automobile Number / Edward Penfield. – 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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A window into the past: Colliers. Automobile Number / Edward Penfield., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Colliers. Automobile Number / Edward Penfield.
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Penfield's cover for the January 19, 1903, issue of *Collier's* was a special "Automobile Number," and its lithograph shows a woman dressed for the road, a pairing that signals how the motor car had become a subject of fashion as well as engineering. In 1903 automobiles were still costly and uncommon, mostly owned by wealthy families, and driving required protective clothing such as long coats, hats tied down with veils, and goggles. Penfield was one of the most admired illustrators of the period, and his magazine covers helped define the bold, flat color style of American graphic design in the early 1900s.
| Created / published | New York : P.F. Collier, Inc., 1903. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 41 x 29 cm. |
| Genre | Covers (Illustrations) 1900-1910.Posters American 1900-1910.Lithographs Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Cover illustration for Collier's magazine, January 19, 1903, v. 30, no. 16. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Women--Clothing & dress--1900-1910. Automobiles--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,082 × 5,127 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226283 |
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