Met Publications | Exhibition Catalogues*The Met Store The Art of the Literary Poster

A Met Museum publication is the perfect gift for art lovers.

By Allison Rudnick
with essays by Jennifer A. Greenhill, Rachel Mustalish, and Shannon Vittoria

Spurred by innovations in printing technology, the modern poster emerged in the 1890s as a popular form of visual culture in the United States. Created by some of the best-known illustrators and graphic designers of the period — including Will H. Bradley, Florence Lundborg, Edward Penfield, and Ethel Reed — these advertisements for books and high-tone periodicals such as Harper’s and Lippincott’s went beyond the realm of commercial art, incorporating bold, stylized imagery and striking typography. This book, based on the renowned Leonard A. Lauder Collection, explores the craze for literary posters, which became sought after…See More