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The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Folly or Saintliness, Poster by Ethel Reed
Ethel Reed (1874-1912) · Folly or Saintliness, 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 the book Folly or Saintliness.
Why it matters
Reed was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1874 and worked in Boston. In the 1890s her posters won acclaim in America and in Europe.
What to notice
The title is a choice put to the reader, and the figure gives no answer.
A book sold on a dare.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Ethel Reed (1874-1912)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Folly or Saintliness, 1895
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2015646904
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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