Advertisement for Philadelphia Sunday Press: June 2, 1895
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (50.1 x 34.3 cm.)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund Gift, 2015
Accession Number
2015.469
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of late th-century American advertising with George Reiter Brill's *Advertisement for Philadelphia Sunday Press: 2, 1895*. Created in 1895, this striking lithograph poster promotes the Sunday edition of the Press, a prominent newspaper of the era. Brill, accomplished illustrator known for his dynamic commercial posters, captures the excitement of news and in a medium-sized sheet (19 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.), now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints department. Lithography, perfected in the 19th century, allowed for bold colors and intricate details ...
About the Artist
George Reiter Brill · 1867–1918
American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1867–1918 Florida