Title
Freedom of the seas is in your own backyard
Creator
Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985
Summary
This patriotic poster was created for Fortune magazine as a piece of propaganda. It depicts an arrow going from Japan to the United States with a battleship in the middle. The key to freedom is industry. A hopeful tire floats above America.
Title
Light : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1937 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service, and one of six posters making up Series One. The poster depicts a black house and a large white light bulb against a dark blue and red background. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Wash day : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1937 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service, and is one of the Series One posters. The poster depicts a black house with a white wringer-style washing machine inside, against a dark blue and gold background. From the right side, five white arrows point to the washing machine. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Running water : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1937 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service, and is one of six posters making up Series One. The poster depicts a large white water faucet on a gold and blue background, with three black arrows entering the faucet, and three black arrows leaving the faucet, simulating water flow. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Radio : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service. The poster depicts a home receiving radio waves stylized as white arrows in the sky. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Boy and girl on fence : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service. The poster depicts a boy and girl standing on a field gate (black and white photograph silhouette) against a red, withe and blue flag-like background. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Things look better : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1939 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service, and is one of six posters from Series Two. The poster depicts a farmer holding the head of a draft horse (black and white photograph silhouette), against a white and light green background. A red arrow point down towards the horse. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Power on the farm : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1941 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service, and is part of six-poster Series Three, which centered around public defense when the United States entered World War II. The poster depicts a workman sharpening a knife on a motorized grindstone (black and white photograph silhouette), against a blue and white-striped background with black. . Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
When I think back : Rural Electrification Administration
Creator
Beall, Lester, 1903-1969
Summary
Commissioned in 1939 by the Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to communicate the benefits of electricity to citizens in outlying areas of the country. This is an early example of American graphic design applied to public service. The poster depicts An old man seated in a rocking chair and turning on a radio (black and white photograph silhouette), against a white and gold background. Silkscreen printing technique.
Title
Position Firing, with Optical and Iron 35 Mil Rad Ring Sights, Against Fighters Attacking on the Curve of Pursuit
Creator
Burtin, Will, 1908-1972
Summary
A section of the Gunner's Information File. Published by Training Aids Division, in collaboration with A.A.F. Instructor's School
Title
The Three Bears : by Frank Ver Beck : R.H. Russell, New York
Creator
Ver Beck, Frank
Summary
Poster for the book "The Three Bears", by Frank Verbeck. Published by R.H. Russell, New York in 1899. The poster depicts six black bears in profle: three are on a green ground, and three are left of the text. One of the six is smoking a pipe.
Title
The Marchbanks Press, New York
Creator
Lewis, Allen
Summary
Poster for Marchbanks Press depicts a naked baby on a green ground, holding a wreath and fruit, sitting on top of a sphere.
Title
The workers in the West
Creator
Abbey, Edwin Austin
Summary
Artist's mark is present. The poster depicts a man smoking a pipe in black coat and coveralls and a red shirt. Factories are in the background.
Title
The paying guest : by George Gissing, A.C. Morse : published by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York
Creator
Morse, Alice C.
Summary
Poster for the book "The paying guest" by George Gissing, published by Dodd Mead & Co., New York. The poster depicts a green plant design, with a centered red heart, with a face above it.
Title
The nation's journal : Harper's weekly
Creator
D. D.
Summary
Poster for Harper's weekly. Artist's mark is present. The poster depicts a blue American eagle crest with a shield of thirteen stars, and red and white stripes. One talon holds arrows and the other hods an olive branch.
Title
The martian : by Du Maurier
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for George Du Maurier's novel "The Martian", published by Harper & Brothers in 1897. Commercial lithograph. The poster depicts a bearded man leaning out of a window, looking at the sky while raising his arms.
Title
The Marchbanks Press : Spring 1928 : 4 East 13th Street, New York
Creator
PC
Summary
Poster for Marchbanks Press, Spring 1928. Springtime scene of two horses pulling plow held by farmer. Trees in leaf and red buildings are in distance.
Title
The Marchbanks Press : New York, fall of 1923 : woodcut
Creator
Lewis, Allen
Summary
Poster for Marchbanks Press is a woodcut of a young woman in knitted cap and wearing a sweater with polka dot design. Subdued colors. Mark of artist is present.
Title
The madness of Philip : and other stories by Josephine Dodge Daskam. : illustrations by F.Y. Cory : price $1.50, McClure, Phillips & Co., New York 1903
Creator
Cory, Fanny Y.
Summary
Poster for "The madness of Philip and other stories" by Josephine Dodge Daskam, illustrations by F. Y. Cory, with pricing, publisher information and the illustrations by Cory. Artist's mark is present. The poster depicts two boys: one in a striped dress and leggings, the other in pirate dress with a mask and a knife.
Title
The life of Nelson : by Capt. A.T. Mahan
Creator
Hapgood, Theodore B.
Summary
Poster for Mahan's "The Life of Nelson". Little Brown and Company, Boston, publishers. The poster depicts a rear view of the battleship Victory. Includes artist's mark.
Title
The June century : Napoleon in Egypt
Creator
Grasset, EugĆØne
Summary
Poster for "Napoleon in Egypt" in the June 1895 (vol. 52., no. 2) issue of Century Magazine. The poster depicts the young Napoleon on horseback, with soldiers and pyramids in the background.
Title
The jumping kangaroo and the apple-butter cat
Creator
CondƩ, J. W.
Summary
Poster for the book, "The jumping kangaroo and the apple butter cat" by J.W. Harrington. Published by McClure, Phillips & Co. in 1900. The poster depicts a kangaroo with lorgnette, bow tie, trousers and white vest standing next to a black cat with a black hat and vest and white trousers. The cat holds a cane. An open tin can is before them.
Title
The international studio : 1897
Summary
A calendar for 1897 from the International Studio, a magazine of fine and applied art. The calendar is in two vertical columns on either side of a color image, beneath which is subscription information and a brief list of art exhibitions in various places for 1897. In the center is a woman seated in profile wearing a tan and blue dress, and a flowered hat. She is reading a magazine. In the foreground on a table are four issues of International Studio. The background is floral arts and crafts design.
Title
The critic for March : Dr. Henrik Ibsen
Creator
De Fornaro, Carlo
Summary
Poster for the March issue of The Critic. The poster depicts a caricature of Ibsen seated, reading a magazine.
Title
The century magazine for June
Creator
Rhead, Louis
Summary
Poster for the June 1896 issue (vol. 52., no. 2) of Century Magazine. The poster depicts a woman standing on left, wearing a light blue medieval gown. She is reading. Yellow roses surround her. Commercial lithograph.
Title
The century for October
Creator
Boutet de Monvel, Louis-Maurice
Summary
Poster for the October 1896 (vol. 52., no. 10) issue of the Century. The poster depicts a woman holding a baby, with two small children at her feet. A chair is in the right foreground.
Title
The century for March
Creator
Bird, Elisha Brown
Summary
Poster for the March 1896 issue of The Century. It lists the table of contents down the center of the poster. On each side is a female figure draped in a blue cape. A tree with roots and bare branches appears in the background, and a brown rabbit faces the table of contents.
Title
The art of living : by Robert Grant : Charls. Scribner's Sons, publishers
Creator
Flagg, James Montgomery
Summary
Poster for "The art of living" by Robert Grant, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. The poster depicts a man and woman seated in front of a fire. In the foreground is a table with a statue and vase of flowers on it.
Title
Rosemary and rue by Amber : Rand McNally & co. Chicago
Creator
Denslow, W. W.
Summary
Poster for a poetry book published by Rand McNally & Co. The poster depicts the upper torso of a woman strumming a lyre. A plant design surrounds her at left and below, with a red heart behind her head.
Title
Robert Blum's great decorative painting : in January Scribner's
Creator
Kendall, William Sergeant
Summary
Poster for Scribner's January 1896 issue. The poster depicts the artist Robert Blum (bearded man) on a yellow-green background, facing the viewer. He is wearing a white shirt and gray trousers. Commercial lithograph.
Title
Quaint epitaphs : collected from graveyards of New England and elsewhere by Susan Darling Safford : price $1.00 A.J. Ochs and Co. Boston
Creator
Bond, F. H.
Summary
Poster for the book "Quaint epitaphs" by Susan Darling Safford. The poster depicts a night view of a graveyard, looking through a cemetery fence. Two tomb stones are partially buried behind the fence. The moon with a face appears in the background above the trees.
Title
Outing : special bicycle number June
Creator
Malcolm, O. T.
Summary
Poster for Outing's Special Bicycle Number. The poster depicts a man and woman bicycling.
Title
Living posters
Creator
Hazenplug, Frank
Summary
This leaf (plate 87) was taken from Volume II (1897) of the series Les MaƮtres de l'Affiche. The embossed stamp of the series is found in the lower right corner of the lithograph. The original poster was printed in Chicago by Stone & Kimball in 1896 for a Chicago poster exhibition entitled "Living Posters". The poster depicts a red-headed woman in formal clothing with long open-fingered gloves, seated in cushioned chair. Designer's mark.
Title
Lippincott's March
Creator
Gould, J. J.
Summary
Poster for Lippincott's March 1896 issue. Commercial lithograph. The poster depicts a woman in a yellow coat, black skirt and hat, and gloves on a blue ground holding a copy of the March 1896 issue.
Title
Lippincott's July
Creator
Gould, J. J.
Summary
Poster for Lippincott's July 1896 issue. Commercial lithograph. The poster depicts a woman bicycling, with an issue of Lippincott's in one hand.
Title
Lippincott's February
Creator
Gould, J. J.
Summary
Poster for Lippincott's February 1897 issue. Commercial lithograph. Artist's name is present. The poster depicts a red-headed woman in a black dress on a borwn ground holding an issue of the magazine.
Title
Lippincott's August
Creator
Gould, J. J.
Summary
Poster for Lippincott's August 1896 issue. The poster depicts a man and woman, seated, looking at the magazine. He is wearing a blue and red bathing suit. The woman is wearing a green suit with a white shirt and yellow "straw" hat.
Title
Harper's November
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's November 1896 issue. Artist's name and mark present. Commercial lithograph. The poster depicts a horse-drawn carriage with male driver, male passenger and trunk labeled B.O.C.
Title
Harper's May
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's May 1899 issue. Commercial lithograph. Poster depicts eight flower pots with daffodils in bloom. Unsigned.
Title
Harper's March
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's March 1899 issue. The poster depicts a man operating a hand-held plow being pulled by a black horse. A rooster is beside these figures. Unsigned. Commercial lithography.
Title
Harper's June
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's June 1897 issue. Commercial lithograph. The poster depicts an outdoor grassy expanse with a woman in gown and hat reading a book while walking toward a wooden rocker. With her is a small spotted dog with long black ears. Artist's name is present.
Title
Harper's July
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's July 1896 issue. The poster depicts a standing woman in a blue patterned dress and flowered hat holding a closed parasol. Artist's mark is present. Commercial lithograph.
Title
Harper's July
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's July 1897 issue. The poster depicts a man and woman in adjacent steamer chairs. Both are in outerwear with lap blankets, holding closed books. Penfield was married in April 1897. The couple is thought to be his wife and father-in-law. Artist's name is present, accompanied by the word London. Commercial lithograph.
Title
Harper's January
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's January 1898 issue. Artist's mark present. The poster depicts a woman in hat (on left) facing contents information. Commercial lithograph.
Title
Harper's February
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's 1898 February issue. The poster depicts a seated man in profile holding book. A black and white cat in profile faces outward. There is a calendar page for February on wall behind the man. Artist's mark is present.
Title
Harper's Christmas
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for Harper's Christmas 1896 issue. The poster depicts a woman in a red dress, with hat and muff, standing in front of a shop window with a wreath hanging in it. A small dog accompanies her. Artist's name and mark present. Commercial lithograph.
Title
Harper's bazar : a weekly journal of fashion devoted to every interest of woman and the home
Creator
McVickar, H. W.
Summary
Poster for "Harper's Bazar". The poster depicts a woman in a white dress with black horizontal stripes on a red ground. She stands at a rail on top of a rock formation. The black silhouette of a bare tree is in the foreground.
Title
Harper's August
Creator
Penfield, Edward
Summary
Poster for the August 1897 issue of Harper's. The poster depicts a woman in a dark blue coat holding closed book. There is an emblem on her jacket sleeve. There are four houses in the far background: a sedan chair is immediately behind her. Artist's name is present.
Title
Graphic Arts Exposition : September 5-17, 1927 : printing and allied industries, Grand Central Palace, N.Y.C.
Creator
Mitchell, Jill
Summary
Poster for a graphic arts exposition in New York City, 1927. Poster depicts a black sculptural figure of a kneeling man in profile wielding a hammer in right hand and spike in left creating a design.
Title
Geo. P. Humphrey : at the sign of the "Old Book Man" number 25 Exchange St. Rochester N.Y.
Creator
Stowell, M. Louise
Summary
This leaf (plate 76) was taken from Volume II (1897) of the series Les MaƮtres de l'Affiche. The embossed stampe of the series is found in the lower right corner of the lithograph. The leaf was originally published in Rochester, N.Y. by the Peerless Co. in 1896 for George Humphrey's bookstore. The poster depicts an upper torso of a man in profile, hand to head reading, in a bookstore below ground with grating over the windows. Mark of artist is found.
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