Christmas cover for "The Inland Printer"

William Henry Bradley

1868–1962

Christmas cover for "The Inland Printer", 1895

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: color lithograph

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 300 x 200 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 405 x 282 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 15 15/16 x 11 1/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1970.0203

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"Quilts: A Thread of Modernism," Aug-2005, Debra Thimmesch and Barbara Brackman
Will Bradley is very likely the best-known American practitioner of the Art Nouveau style applied to poster design. Bradley looked to a number of sources for inspiration and one of the most significant was Aubrey Beardsley’s photoengraving of Salomé. It had been reproduced widely and was an exemplar of the French Art Nouveau style with its clean, sinuous lines and stylized organic forms. Bradley in turn produced poster designs that synthesized an array of influences such as Art Nouveau, Japanese prints, Indian craftwork, and medieval ornament.