"About Paris"
Poster
ca. 1895 (made)
ca. 1895 (made)
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Black cats and windmills became popular symbols of Paris as a result of bohemian cabarets such as Le Chat Noir (The Black Cat), which were first immortalised in posters by artists working in France like Théophile Steinlen. Edward Penfield (1866-1925) uses these well-known motifs to advertise a contemporary publication.
Object details
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| Title | "About Paris" |
| Materials and techniques | chromolithograph |
| Brief description | "About Paris" poster by Edward Penfield advertising the sale of Harper & Brothers publication by Richard Harding Davis. USA, 1895. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising the sale of the Harper & Brothers publication by Richard Harding Davis, illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. The poster shows two tall black cats flanking a red windmill. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Black cats and windmills became popular symbols of Paris as a result of bohemian cabarets such as Le Chat Noir (The Black Cat), which were first immortalised in posters by artists working in France like Théophile Steinlen. Edward Penfield (1866-1925) uses these well-known motifs to advertise a contemporary publication. |
| Other number | LS.112 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1384-2004 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2004 |
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