Century Magazine - Midsummer Holiday Number / Louis Rhead. – Vintage Wall Art
![Century Magazine - Midsummer Holiday Number / Louis Rhead., New York : The Century Co., [1894] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/da/da0586f0825b-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 Century Magazine - Midsummer Holiday Number / Louis Rhead. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Century Magazine - Midsummer Holiday Number / Louis Rhead.
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Issued by The Century Co. of New York in 1894, this poster promotes the magazine's midsummer holiday number, a special summer issue aimed at readers looking for something to enjoy during their time away. Louis Rhead, an English-born illustrator who worked in America, designed it during the 1890s poster boom, when color lithography and bold graphic simplicity turned advertising into a form of art. The Century was one of the leading illustrated monthlies of its day, so the poster links a seasonal treat to a publication known for fiction, travel writing, and fine engravings. It shows how periodicals used the summer season as a selling point.
| Created / published | New York : The Century Co., [1894] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1894. |
| Subjects | Periodicals--1890-1900. Reading--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,452 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216380 |
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