Saturday, October 21, 2023
One-Shot Wonders: The Modern Poster, 1897
The 1890s were the golden age for poster design, and that fact was not lost on some anonymous cartoonist at the New York Journal. This wonderful but gruesome gag appeared in the color comics section of January 31 1897. Our cartoonist suggests that poster design has become so enthralling, so beguiling, so impossible to look away from, that it can almost literally grab viewers by the lapel and (gulp!) pluck out their eyeballs.
Too bad that the cartoonist didn't take credit. I'm just going to throw out a possibility -- Frank Ladendorf maybe? But he was gainfully employed at the World at this time I believe. Any other guesses?
Labels: One-Shot Wonders
