Harper's Bazaar Midsummer Number
Date1894
Artist
Edward Penfield
(American painter, illustrator, 1866–1925)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster featuring cover for Harper's Bazaar, Midsummer Number' 1894
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 13 3/16 × 9 3/8 in. (33.5 × 23.8 cm)
sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 3/16 in. (41 × 28.4 cm)
sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 3/16 in. (41 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Object number1977-251
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextEdward Penfield remarked about his work, "A poster has to ...come on with a personality of its own and to remain but a few moments. We are a little tired of the very serious nowadays, and a little frivolity is refreshing." This poster was featured the cover of the magazine; most posters had images created solely for the advertisement.The spelling of the magazine's title was anglicized to "Bazaar" in 1929.
