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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2013. hardcover, dust jacket. Reed, Ethel. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 160 pages. Ethel Reed (1874-1912) is one of the most elusive figures in the history of American graphic design. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, she moved in the 1890s to Boston, where, while still in her early twenties, she achieved international recognition for her posters - and for her personal glamour. "The beautiful poster lady" is how newspapers of the day described her, and they often went on to claim that she was the most famous woman artist in America. Ethel Reed was an extraordinarily vivid personality of the fin de siècle and a striking early example of a media celebrity. But in 1896, following a broken engagement, she sailed to Europe, contributed to the two final issues of the Yellow Book in London, and then, after the turn of the century, vanished in the fog (to use her own phrase). Now William S. Peterson, through meticulous archival research, has at last been…
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2013. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket.. no flaws or wear. clean, bright, no markings. tight binding.; xvii-123pp., 63 illustrations, including 16 color plates. interesting career of late-19th century american graphic artist, ethel reed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- ISBN 10 1584563176
- ISBN 13 9781584563174
- Publisher Oak Knoll Press
- Place of Publication New Castle, DE
- Date Published 2013
- Keywords Ethel Reed.; Posters.; American Posters.; 19th Century American Posters.; Women Artists.
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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