DOI Heft:
No. 41 (August, 1896)
DOI Artikel:White, Gleeson: The posters of Louis Rhead
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0176
The Posters of Louis Rhead
VILLSHORTLy
appear
designed by Louis J. Rhead, up to
January, 1896 :
For Harper's Bazaar : Easter,
1890. " Daffodils," in yellow,
green, and red ; Thanksgiving, 1891.
"Figure of Plenty," in red, brown,
on yellow paper; Thanksgiving,
1892; the same design, but the
figure replaced by naturalistic pic-
ture, and border in pink, and dark
brown; Christmas, 1892. The
same with border of green mistle-
toe, panel changed to naturalistic
picture; Thanksgiving, 1894. "Girl
with fruit," in green, red, and
purple ; Christmas, 1894. " Girl in
snow," in red, green, brown, and
grey; For Harper's Magazine :
November, 1891. "Fame," five
figures, in red and black ; Christmas,
1891. " Puritan maid with mistle-
toe," in green, red, and green;
Century Magazine : Christmas,
1891. " Literature and Art," in red
and black; Christmas, 1892.
" Bells," in red, and green, on green;
Christmas, 1894. "Girl with pea-
cock," in green, yellow, blue, two
sizes; Midsummer, 1894. "Read-
ing girl in white, in blue, red, green ;
Christmas, 1895. "Father Christ-
mas, carrying plum pudding," in
orange, red, green, two sizes ; Mid-
summer, 1895. "Girl with fan,"
yellow sunflowers ; St. Nicholas :
May, 1892. " Children dancing
round Maypole. Spring blossoms,"
much space, further details of a very interesting in red,-blue, green, yellow; August, 1892. "Mer-
personality must be omitted. Those who know maid in the sea," in blue, purple, and red; August,
the artist are well aware of the kindly welcome he 1894. "Child with dogs," in red, blue, and brown ;
gives to English visitors and the absence of jealousy Christmas, 1894. " St. Nicholas with holly branch,"
with which he discusses British work. This attitude in blue, orange, and red; Christmas, 1895. Bor-
is especially unusual in one who has adopted another der, books and holly, centre panel of children cut
nationality, for converts are usually ultra-bigoted; out.
but Mr. Rhead, who may be regarded as one of Besides these there are : D. Appleton's list
the ardent apostles of our newly-born decorative of holiday books, Christmas, 1891, in red and
movements in America, is too well established in black; Ladies' Home Journal, January, 1893.
popular favour there to hide his real appreciation of Brown border on cream paper ; Great Men and
English art, which is not always received with open famous Women, in brown on green ; Royal
arms on the other side of the Atlantic, however Baking Powder, cook book, "Girl holding cake,"
much it may suit the purpose of a few visitors who in red, purple, green, and blue ; Cycle Cigarettes,
come over here to let us imagine they represent in red, yellow, blue, and purple; Calendar
a vast and deeply impressed nation. Photochrome Engraving Co., "Girl painting," in
The following is a complete list of the posters pink, purple, yellow, and green ; Pyle's Pearline,
160
POSTER BY LOUIS RHEAD
VILLSHORTLy
appear
designed by Louis J. Rhead, up to
January, 1896 :
For Harper's Bazaar : Easter,
1890. " Daffodils," in yellow,
green, and red ; Thanksgiving, 1891.
"Figure of Plenty," in red, brown,
on yellow paper; Thanksgiving,
1892; the same design, but the
figure replaced by naturalistic pic-
ture, and border in pink, and dark
brown; Christmas, 1892. The
same with border of green mistle-
toe, panel changed to naturalistic
picture; Thanksgiving, 1894. "Girl
with fruit," in green, red, and
purple ; Christmas, 1894. " Girl in
snow," in red, green, brown, and
grey; For Harper's Magazine :
November, 1891. "Fame," five
figures, in red and black ; Christmas,
1891. " Puritan maid with mistle-
toe," in green, red, and green;
Century Magazine : Christmas,
1891. " Literature and Art," in red
and black; Christmas, 1892.
" Bells," in red, and green, on green;
Christmas, 1894. "Girl with pea-
cock," in green, yellow, blue, two
sizes; Midsummer, 1894. "Read-
ing girl in white, in blue, red, green ;
Christmas, 1895. "Father Christ-
mas, carrying plum pudding," in
orange, red, green, two sizes ; Mid-
summer, 1895. "Girl with fan,"
yellow sunflowers ; St. Nicholas :
May, 1892. " Children dancing
round Maypole. Spring blossoms,"
much space, further details of a very interesting in red,-blue, green, yellow; August, 1892. "Mer-
personality must be omitted. Those who know maid in the sea," in blue, purple, and red; August,
the artist are well aware of the kindly welcome he 1894. "Child with dogs," in red, blue, and brown ;
gives to English visitors and the absence of jealousy Christmas, 1894. " St. Nicholas with holly branch,"
with which he discusses British work. This attitude in blue, orange, and red; Christmas, 1895. Bor-
is especially unusual in one who has adopted another der, books and holly, centre panel of children cut
nationality, for converts are usually ultra-bigoted; out.
but Mr. Rhead, who may be regarded as one of Besides these there are : D. Appleton's list
the ardent apostles of our newly-born decorative of holiday books, Christmas, 1891, in red and
movements in America, is too well established in black; Ladies' Home Journal, January, 1893.
popular favour there to hide his real appreciation of Brown border on cream paper ; Great Men and
English art, which is not always received with open famous Women, in brown on green ; Royal
arms on the other side of the Atlantic, however Baking Powder, cook book, "Girl holding cake,"
much it may suit the purpose of a few visitors who in red, purple, green, and blue ; Cycle Cigarettes,
come over here to let us imagine they represent in red, yellow, blue, and purple; Calendar
a vast and deeply impressed nation. Photochrome Engraving Co., "Girl painting," in
The following is a complete list of the posters pink, purple, yellow, and green ; Pyle's Pearline,
160
POSTER BY LOUIS RHEAD