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The Journal, 1896

Poster
1895 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Liebler & Maass (printers)
Rhead, Louis John (designer)
Place of origin
New York (printed)

Colour lithograph, signed and inscribed, advertising the New York newspaper The Journal.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Journal, 1896 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Lithographic Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Poster, designed by Louis J. Rhead, printed by Liebler & Maass, New York, 1895.
Physical description
Colour lithograph, signed and inscribed, advertising the New York newspaper The Journal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48in
  • Width: 60.5in
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed and inscribed. Proof before lettering.)
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

This poster advertises a New York newspaper, The Journal. Its designer, the English-born painter and illustrator Louis Rhead, studied in Paris with Boulanger, and later with Legros and Delou, and in England with Poynter and Leighton. He moved to America in 1883, though continuing to visit Paris, where he was influenced by Grasset, whom he met in 1894. Thenceforward he devoted himself to posters, his designs being as popular in Europe as the United States. Many were shown at Rheims in 1896, and at the Salon des Cent in 1897.
Object history
This poster advertises a New York newspaper, The Journal.
Historical context
The English-born painter and illustrator Louis Rhead studied in Paris with Boulanger, and later with Legros and Delou, and in England with Poynter and Leighton. He moved to America in 1883, though continuing to visit Paris, where he was influenced by Grasset, whom he met in 1894. Thenceforward he devoted himself to posters, his designs being as popular in Europe as the United States. Many were shown at Rheims in 1896, and at the Salon des Cent in 1897.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2426-1938

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Record createdJune 1, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124649/the-journal-1896-poster-rhead-louis-john/
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