Advertising poster for Prang's Easter Publications

Date1897

Artist Louis John Rhead (American painter and illustrator, 1857–1926)

Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Prang’s Easter Publications Les Affiches Étrangères, p.142

MediumCommercial lithograph

Dimensionscomposition: 7 11/16 × 5 7/16 in. (19.5 × 13.8 cm)
sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (30.8 × 21.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1989

Object number1989-84

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ClassificationsPRINT

Label TextIn 1860 Louis Prang founded L. Prang and Company to produce lithographs. At first the company specialized in advertising, commercial posters, and business materials; Prang then branched out to include album cards depicting landscapes and various examples of Americana. After a visit to Europe to master the most up-to-date German lithographic techniques, Prang began to reproduce works of art, thereby disseminating images of fine art to a wide public who lacked access to original works of art.