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The WPA & the Golden Age · The American Golden Age
Is Polite Society Polite? by Julia Ward Howe, Poster by Ethel Reed
Ethel Reed (1874-1912) · Is Polite Society Polite? and other essays, by Julia Ward Howe, 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 Is Polite Society Polite? and Other Essays by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe; a wide sheet, 40 by 57 cm.
Why it matters
Reed was working in Boston, where these essays were published, and gave them a poster.
What to notice
This one is wider than it is tall, which is rare among Reed's posters.
A question about manners, asked in public.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Ethel Reed (1874-1912)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Is Polite Society Polite? and other essays, by Julia Ward Howe, 1895
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2015646900
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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