The Poster
James Pryde, cover for The Poster, February 1899
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJune 1898
Final issueDecember 1900
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
Cover of The Poster, June 1900, by G. Howell-Baker. Baker also wrote an article for this issue.[1]

The Poster: an illustrated monthly chronicle, or simply The Poster, was a monthly magazine published in London from June 1898 to December 1900, dedicated to the then relatively new art of the pictorial poster. It was the first periodical devoted to the poster to be published in Britain.[2] It was published by Ransom, Woestyn & Co.[3]

Content

The Poster contained sections on posters, advertising, and a segment dedicated to collectors and collecting. Illustrations were featured in both black and white and color. [3] It focused on unique poster designs and their creators such as the Beggarstaffs and Toulouse-Lautrec. They were featured multiple times throughout The Poster's runtime along with interviews from designers such as John Hassall and W.S. Rogers.[4]

References

  1. ^ Howell-Baker, G. (June 1900). "The Ideas of an Artist". The Poster. 4 (23): 160–162, cover.
  2. ^ John Hewitt The Poster and the Poster in England in the 1890s, in Victorian Periodicals Review. The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals. 35, No. 1 (Spring, 2002), pp. 37-62 (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b "The poster : an illustrated monthly chronicle". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ Hewitt, John (2002). ""The Poster" and the Poster in England in the 1890s". Victorian Periodicals Review. 35 (1): 37–62. ISSN 0709-4698.


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