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Exhibition

The Art of the Literary Poster: Works from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection

March 7–June 11, 2024
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690
Free with Museum admission
The Sun, Louis John Rhead  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1895
Bradley: His Book (The Kiss), William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph and woodcut
William Henry Bradley
Wayside Press
1896
Harper's, February, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1897
Harper's, March, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1895
Harper's, May, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1896
Harper's, July, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1894
Harper's, November, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1895
Harper's, July, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1897
Lippincott's, February, Joseph J. Gould, Jr.  American, Relief
Joseph J. Gould, Jr.
1896
Lippincott's, December, Joseph J. Gould, Jr.  American, Lithograph
Joseph J. Gould, Jr.
J. B. Lippincott Company
1896
Lippincott's, April, William L. Carqueville  American, Lithograph
William L. Carqueville
J. B. Lippincott Company
1895
Lippincott's, May, William L. Carqueville  American, Lithograph
William L. Carqueville
J. B. Lippincott Company
1895
Lippincott's, October, William L. Carqueville  American, Lithograph
William L. Carqueville
J. B. Lippincott Company
1895
Lippincott's, August, William L. Carqueville  American, Lithograph
William L. Carqueville
J. B. Lippincott Company
1895
Lippincott's, November, Joseph J. Gould, Jr.  American, Lithograph
Joseph J. Gould, Jr.
J. B. Lippincott Company
1896
Lippincott's,  August, Joseph J. Gould, Jr.  American, Lithograph
Joseph J. Gould, Jr.
J. B. Lippincott
1896
The Chap-Book, Frank Hazenplug  American, Lithograph
Frank Hazenplug
Stone and Kimball
1896
Albert Morris Bagby's New Novel, Miss Träumerei, Ethel Reed  American, Lithograph
Ethel Reed
Lamson Wolffe & Co.
1895
Sunset Magazine, November, Lafayette Maynard Dixon  American, Lithograph
Lafayette Maynard Dixon
1904
Sunset Magazine, September, Lafayette Maynard Dixon  American, Lithograph
Lafayette Maynard Dixon
1904
Overland Monthly, July, Lafayette Maynard Dixon  American, Relief
Lafayette Maynard Dixon
1895
Sunset Magazine, August, Henry Patrick Raleigh  American, Lithograph
Henry Patrick Raleigh
1903
Sunset Magazine, March, Henry Patrick Raleigh  American, Relief
Henry Patrick Raleigh
1902
Arabella and Araminta Stories by Gertrude Smith with XV Pictures by Ethel Reed, Ethel Reed  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1895
The Red Letter, Elisha Brown Bird  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1896
The Poster, March (Miss Art and Miss Litho), Elisha Brown Bird  American, Lithograph
Elisha Brown Bird
William H. Clemens
1896
The Chap-Book, Thanksgiving Number, William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph
William Henry Bradley
Stone and Kimball
1895
The Chap-Book (The Twins), William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph
William Henry Bradley
1894
Cover Design: "The Inland Printer," Vol. XIII, No. 4, William Henry Bradley  American, Letterpress (relief process)
William Henry Bradley
The Inland Printer Company
July 1894
Cover: The Inland Printer, Vol. XIII, No. 4, William Henry Bradley  American, Letterpress (relief process)
William Henry Bradley
The Inland Printer Company
July 1894
Study for Harper's, April, Edward Penfield  American, Ink, watercolor, and gouache with cut and pasted painted papers
Edward Penfield
1894
Harper's, April, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper's
1894
Study for Harper's August, Edward Penfield  American, Ink, watercolor, and gouache
Edward Penfield
1894
Harper's, August, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1894
Study for Harper's January (In Washington's Day), Edward Penfield  American, Ink, watercolor, and gouache on two pieces of blue paper
Edward Penfield
ca. 1896
Harper's, In Washington's Day, January, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Edward Penfield
Harper & Brothers
1896
Poster Calendar 1897: Cover, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief
Edward Penfield
1896
Proof for Poster Calendar 1897: January, February, March, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1896
Poster Calendar 1897: January, February, March, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1896
Proof for Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
1896
Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1897
Proof for Poster Calendar 1897: July, August, September, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1896
Poster Calendar 1897: July, August, September, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1897
Proof for Poster Calendar 1897: October, November, December, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1896
Poster Calendar 1897: October, November, December, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph and relief process
Edward Penfield
R. H. Russell
1896
The Lark, November, Florence Lundborg  American, Woodcut
Florence Lundborg
1895
Lippincott's, July, Joseph J. Gould, Jr.  American, Lithograph
Joseph J. Gould, Jr.
J. B. Lippincott Company
1896
Springfield Bicycle Club Tournament, William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph
William Henry Bradley
1895
Victor Bicycles, Overman Wheel Company, William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph
William Henry Bradley
Overman Wheel Company
1896
Outing, Special Bicycle Number, O. C. Malcolm  American, Lithograph
O. C. Malcolm
ca. 1895
Bearings, Charles Arthur Cox  American, Color lithograph
Charles Arthur Cox
The Bearings
1896
Orient Cycles: Lead the Leaders, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1895
Ride a Stearns and Be Content, Edward Penfield  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1896
The Century, August, Midsummer Holiday Number, Maxfield Parrish  American, Lithograph
Maxfield Parrish
The Century Company
1897
When Hearts are Trumps by Tom Hall, William Henry Bradley  American, Relief
William Henry Bradley
Stone and Kimball
1894
The Century, December, Christmas Number, Louis John Rhead  American, Lithograph and relief
Louis John Rhead
Century Magazine
1894
Le Journal de la Beauté, Louis John Rhead  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1897
The Modern Poster, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, William Henry Bradley  American, Letterpress (relief process) on gray paper
William Henry Bradley
1895
The Century, August, Midsummer Holiday Number, Joseph Christian Leyendecker  American, born Germany, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1896
Self Culture, October, Joseph Christian Leyendecker  American, born Germany, Relief
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
1897
C. Bechstein Pianos, Louis John Rhead  American, Lithograph and relief
Louis John Rhead
ca. 1896
The Chap-Book (The Pipes), William Henry Bradley  American, Lithograph
William Henry Bradley
Stone and Kimball
1895
The Lark, August, Florence Lundborg  American, Woodcut
Florence Lundborg
1896
The True Mother Goose with Notes and Pictures by Blanche McManus, Blanche McManus Mansfield  American, Relief process
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1896
Bradley: His Book, Vol. II, No. 1, William Henry Bradley  American, Periodical with letterpress (relief process) illustrations
William Henry Bradley
Wayside Press
November 1896
Bradley: His Book, Vol. I, No. 3, Woman's Number, William Henry Bradley  American, Periodical with letterpress (relief process) illustrations
William Henry Bradley
Wayside Press
July 1896
Little Brown & Company's Autumn Books and Recent Publications, William Henry Bradley  American, Booklet with letterpress (relief process) illustrations
Multiple artists/makers
1898
Bradley: His Book, Vol. I, No. 2, William Henry Bradley  American, Periodical with letterpress (relief process) illustrations
William Henry Bradley
Wayside Press
June 1896
Bradley: His Book, Vol. I, No. 1, William Henry Bradley  American, Periodical with letterpress (relief process) illustrations
William Henry Bradley
Wayside Press
May 1896
The quest of the golden girl : a romance, William Henry Bradley  American
Multiple artists/makers
1897
The evolution of church music, Louis John Rhead  American
Louis John Rhead
Charles Scribner's Sons
1896
Prose fancies : second series, Frank Hazenplug  American
Multiple artists/makers
1896
Wonders of the world as seen and described by great writers, Alice Cordelia Morse  American
Alice Cordelia Morse
Dodd, Mead & Company
1912
As told by the typewriter girl, Blanche McManus Mansfield  American
Blanche McManus Mansfield
Mabel Clare Ervin
1898
Yosemite legends, Florence Lundborg  American
Florence Lundborg
Paul Elder & Co.
1904
The jungle book, Frank Hazenplug  American
Multiple artists/makers
1913
St. Cuthbert's : a novel, Frank Hazenplug  American
Multiple artists/makers
1905