Harper's May / Edward Penfield. – Vintage Print
![Harper's May / Edward Penfield., [1897] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f2/f25e5dff7596-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 vintage poster of Harper's May / Edward Penfield. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Harper's May / Edward Penfield.
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Edward Penfield's 1897 poster for *Harper's* magazine pairs a fashionable woman with a dog, a combination that the record's subject tags point to and that sets it apart from the magazine's more text-heavy advertising. Penfield was one of the leading designers of the American poster boom of the 1890s, when color lithography made large street posters affordable for magazines and publishers. His work relied on flat areas of color, strong outlines, and economical composition, which helped audiences take in an advertisement at a glance. The piece also reflects how the era used stylish women and pets to suggest elegance and leisure, themes that appeared often in turn-of-the-century commercial art.
| Created / published | [1897] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1897. |
| Subjects | Women--1890-1900. Dogs--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,128 × 1,451 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217083 |
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