The Illustrated sporting news. Christmas number / Drawn by Edward Penfield.
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Poster shows a man and woman, both holding riding crops, toasting each other by a fireplace decorated for Christmas. Above the mantel are images of a pole vaulter, a football player, a woman driving a horse-drawn cart, a tennis player, and a baseball player.
Harper & Brothers began publication of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in 1850. It was renamed Harper’s Monthly Magazine in the 1900 Christmas issue. Edward Penfield served the Harpers as staff illustrator, editor, and art director from 1890 to 1901. Penfield created his first lithograph for Harper’s Magazine in 1893. He made posters advertising each successive issue of the magazine for over seven years. Penfield also created advertisements and cover designs for books published by Harper and Brothers.
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