Poster for the Lotos Library
Date1896
Artist
Violet Oakley
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961)
Illustration CitationAdvertisement for "The Lotos Library," a collection published by J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia
MediumTwo-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 18 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (47.9 × 30.2 cm)
sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (49.8 × 32.7 cm)
sheet: 19 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (49.8 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1974
Object number1974-151
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextBetween 1895 and 1898, the Philadelphia publisher J. B. Lippincott reissued some of their most successful short novels as the Lotos Library series, and Oakley was one of the illustrators.
