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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
The Pocket Magazine, Poster by Louis Rhead
Louis Rhead (1857-1926) · The Pocket Magazine, 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 The Pocket Magazine; 40 by 27 cm.
Why it matters
One of the many small literary monthlies of the poster years, each wanting a sheet of its own.
What to notice
The magazine was pocket-sized; the poster was not.
A little magazine, announced in full colour.
Provenance
- School
- The American Golden Age — the Poster before 1931 (United States)
- Designer
- Louis Rhead (1857-1926)
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- The Pocket Magazine, 1896
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2015646910
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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