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Title
Harper's August
Creator
Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925, artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1894
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an advertisement for Harper's magazine August 1894 issue featuring a woman standing at a kiosk being offered a bathing suit by the young man inside the window; the woman holds a copy of Harper's in one hand.
Item originally owned by illustrator Curtis Wager-Smith (1870-1950). "Edward Penfield"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom right of image. "1894"--text, handwritten in pencil, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 42.23 x 32.23 cm (16 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ART_003152
502530
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5134
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Periodicals
Women--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Book & magazine posters. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Artist Posters
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Relation
priHHC_ART_0000197

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