Stearns Cycles
c.1900
Step into the golden age of cycling with Henri Thiriet’s vibrant 1900 poster, where the booming bicycle craze meets classical mythology! A goddess-like figure in flowing blue robes presents a tray of medals to a dashing cyclist in a bright yellow 'Yellow Fellow' outfit, while a cheeky cherub offers flowers nearby. This is a perfect example of Art Nouveau advertising, blending elegant, sweeping lines with the modern obsession for cycling that swept through Paris at the turn of the century. It shows how even a simple bicycle ad was treated like a grand, mythological event.
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