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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
Harper's August, Poster by Edward Penfield
Edward Penfield (1866-1925) · Harper's Magazine, August number, 1896
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
A colour lithograph Edward Penfield drew to sell the August 1896 number of Harper's, 47.5 by 35 cm on the sheet.
Why it matters
Penfield worked first for Harper's Weekly and became art director at Harper's. He is called the father of the American poster, and the monthly Harper's posters are the reason.
What to notice
The figure carries the whole sale. The magazine's name and the month are nearly all the words there are.
A magazine month you could hang on the wall.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Edward Penfield (1866-1925)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Harper's Magazine, August number, 1896
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2001695219
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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