Advertising poster for Foam of the Sea and Other Tales
Date1895
Artist
Oliver Herford
(American illustrator and poet, 1863–1935)
Printer/Printmaker
The Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
(Boston printing firm, late 19th-early 20th century)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Foam of the Sea and Other Tales by Gertrude Hall (Brownell). Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1895.
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 20 1/8 × 13 15/16 in. (51.1 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-237
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe Whippoorwill (Herford’s poem appeared in the oval) is a good example of one of his specialties: anthropomorphized animals. This scene of birds’ domestic lives—raucous for the two at the top, and romantic below—has the graceful lines and delicate tones typical of Herford’s best work. He gives the same sensitive treatment to the lettering, natural setting, and diminutive furniture.
William McGregor Paxton
1895
