The New York Herald: Xmas Number (1896)

Highlights

• Premium canvas print of The New York Herald: Xmas Number (1896) — original photography by Nicedesigns
• Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
• Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
• Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
• Finished size 8" W x 8" H

Description

This vivid 1896 holiday advertisement poster by Louis Rhead features a jolly Santa Claus in a flowing red robe holding a copy of The New York Herald, with a reindeer and sleigh behind him against a wintry backdrop. The text announces the paper's Christmas Sunday edition of December 13th, 1896, promoting five colored sections, 36 art pages, Christmas stories, pictures, music, and poems. The New York Herald was one of the most prominent American newspapers of the 19th century, founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. in New York City in 1835, and this poster exemplifies the Art Nouveau-influenced commercial illustration style Rhead was celebrated for.