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- Lithograph, "Scribner's for Xmas," 1896 - For a few years in the 1890s, a poster craze swept America. Bold, colorful art posters printed for bookstores and newsstands became collector'' items--sometimes more popular than the books and magazines they were designed to promote. Many posters, like this one by Louis Rhead for a Christmas issue of <em>Scribner's Magazine</em>, featured eye-catching illustrations inspired by Art Nouveau trends.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "Scribner's for Xmas," 1896
For a few years in the 1890s, a poster craze swept America. Bold, colorful art posters printed for bookstores and newsstands became collector'' items--sometimes more popular than the books and magazines they were designed to promote. Many posters, like this one by Louis Rhead for a Christmas issue of Scribner's Magazine, featured eye-catching illustrations inspired by Art Nouveau trends.