The Century Midsummer Holiday Number. August
Poster
1897 (printed)
1897 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
This is a poster for the magazine The Century. American publishers held competitions to attract new talent. The Century Company’s poster competition for its Midsummer number of 1896 was won by Joseph Leyendecker (1874-1951). Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) won the second prize, and his poster was used the following year. Parrish’s imaginary figures and landscapes won him many competitions. A prolific freelance poster artist and a popular painter, he commanded exceptionally high fees from manufacturers and advertising agencies.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Century Midsummer Holiday Number. August (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'The Century Midsummer Holiday Number, August', colour lithograph poster for the Century magazine, by Maxfield Parrish, USA, 1897 |
| Physical description | Poster advertising the August 1897 issue of The Century magazine. It depicts a nude female figure seated on the grass and gazing up at the sky, with a background of trees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Maxfield Parrish (signed) |
| Credit line | Given by H. L. Sparks. Copyright Maxfield Parrish/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 1997 |
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| Summary | This is a poster for the magazine The Century. American publishers held competitions to attract new talent. The Century Company’s poster competition for its Midsummer number of 1896 was won by Joseph Leyendecker (1874-1951). Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) won the second prize, and his poster was used the following year. Parrish’s imaginary figures and landscapes won him many competitions. A prolific freelance poster artist and a popular painter, he commanded exceptionally high fees from manufacturers and advertising agencies. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.85-1925 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2003 |
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