Harper’s bazar midsummer number
1890-1920
Edward Penfield captures the breezy elegance of the 1890s in this iconic cover for Harper's Bazar. A dapper gentleman in a boater hat lounges on a porch railing, captivated by a woman in a flowing white gown strumming a banjo against a bold, setting sun. Penfield was a pioneer of the American poster movement, bringing a distinct Art Nouveau flair to magazine covers that helped define the visual style of the Gilded Age. Notice the original spelling of 'Bazar'—a fun nod to the magazine's long history before it eventually added the second 'a'!
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