Lippincott's May
Date1896
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster Lippincott's, May 1897.
Les Maitres de l'Affiche, 1896, plate 44
Les Affiches Étrangères, p. 150
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (20.6 × 13.3 cm)
sheet: 12 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (31.1 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1986
Object number1986-157
Label TextA native of Chicago, Will Carqueville founded his own lithographic press there after his art studies in Paris, where he became familiar with a wide range of poster llustration. He designed posters for various American magazines, including the literary monthly Lippincott's, which published work by Willa Cather and Oscar Wilde, among many other notable authors. Carqueville’s style features simple, graceful compositions with distinct outlines and flat areas of color, traits shared with Edward Penfield.
