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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Arabella and Araminta, Stories by Gertrude Smith, Poster by Ethel Reed
Ethel Reed (1874-1912) · Arabella and Araminta, stories by Gertrude Smith, 1895
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
Ethel Reed's 1895 colour poster for Gertrude Smith's stories Arabella and Araminta; at 68 by 38.5 cm it is the largest Reed sheet in this set.
Why it matters
Reed was twenty-one in 1895, the year of most of the posters that made her known on both sides of the Atlantic.
What to notice
Two names, two figures. The book is about a pair, and so is the poster.
A children's book announced at full height.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Ethel Reed (1874-1912)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Arabella and Araminta, stories by Gertrude Smith, 1895
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002720174
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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