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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
L. Prang & Co.'s Holiday Publications, Poster by Louis Rhead
Louis Rhead (1857-1926) · L. Prang & Co.'s holiday publications, 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
Louis Rhead's 1896 colour poster for L. Prang & Co.'s holiday publications; 56 by 42 cm.
Why it matters
A poster artist selling the catalogue of a colour publisher: the trade advertising itself.
What to notice
At 56 cm tall it is one of the larger Rhead sheets in the set.
The holiday season, as a publisher saw it.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Louis Rhead (1857-1926)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- L. Prang & Co.'s holiday publications, 1896
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2015646916
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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