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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
Miss Traumerei, Albert Morris Bagby's New Novel, Poster by Ethel Reed
Ethel Reed (1874-1912) · Miss Traumerei, by Albert Morris Bagby, 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 Albert Morris Bagby's novel Miss Traumerei; the sheet is 52 by 39 cm.
Why it matters
Traumerei is German for reverie. Reed's book posters of 1895 are the core of her reputation.
What to notice
The tall sheet gives the figure room to drift, which is the novel's title in a picture.
Reverie, sold at the bookshop.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Ethel Reed (1874-1912)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Miss Traumerei, by Albert Morris Bagby, 1895
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002699022
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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