Why Travel? Advertising poster for Rand McNally Indexed Standard Atlas of the World, 1890s

Why Travel? Advertising poster for Rand McNally Indexed Standard Atlas of the World, 1890s
Why Travel? Advertising poster for Rand McNally Indexed Standard Atlas of the World, 1890s

Why Travel? Advertising poster for Rand McNally Indexed Standard Atlas of the World, 1890s

Date1897
Artist (American illustrator, 1856–1915)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Rand McNally Indexed Standard Atlas of the World, 1890s
MediumLithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 13 7/16 × 17 5/16 in. (34.1 × 44 cm)
sheet: 14 1/2 × 19 1/16 in. (36.8 × 48.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Object number1977-135
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ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextWhile Denslow is most famous as one of the early illustrators of the Wizard of Oz stories, he was also a poster designer. He created a number of posters advertising books, maps and textbooks published by Rand McNally. In the 1890s, posters were collected and framed as an inexpensive art form. An 1896 newspaper announcement notified readers that for one dollar they could own three "charmingly executed posters in colors, drawn by W. W. Denslow" and others.
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