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Portraits, the Grand Match, and the Clubhouse Wall · The American Game
Harper's April '98
Edward Penfield, magazine poster, 1898 · lithographic poster
What it is
Edward Penfield’s poster for the April 1898 number of Harper’s, a golfer addressing the ball in argyle stockings.
Why it matters
Penfield was art director at Harper’s and drew its monthly posters, flat colour and hard outline, through the 1890s.
What to notice
Behind the golfer a farmer is ploughing the next field with a horse; spring is work for one of them.
April belongs to whoever gets out first.
Provenance
- Maker
- Edward Penfield, magazine poster, 1898
- Era
- The Gutty (1848–1900)
- Chapter
- The Golden Age
- Medium
- lithographic poster
- Made
- 1898
- Source
- Boston Public Library (via Digital Commonwealth)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
