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Penfield's poster would have been displayed at newsstands and sporting goods shops that carried the magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe midsummer theme allowed Penfield to use his brightest colour palettes and lightest compositions. His summer work across all publications shares a common quality: open space, simplified backgrounds, and figures dressed in white or pale colours. This was partly aesthetic and partly practical; lighter colours printed more cleanly in the lithographic process and stood out against the cluttered visual environment of a typical 1890s newsstand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Edward Penfield (1866–1925)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften called the father of the American poster, Penfield served as art director of Harper's Magazine from 1890 to 1901, producing over 100 cover designs during that period. His style drew on Japanese woodblock printing and the French affiche tradition: flat areas of colour, bold outlines, and minimal detail. 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