Louis Rhead
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Louis John Rhead was an English-born American artist, illustrator, author and angler who was born in Etruria, Staffordshire, England. He emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-four.
Louis Rhead circa 1907
Rhead in his studio circa 1920
The Quartier Latin: a magazine devoted to the arts. Advertising poster c. 1895
Rhead exhibition in Salon des Cent, 1897
Salon des Cent
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Salon des Cent was a commercial art exhibition in Paris, based at 31 Rue Bonaparte. The Salon sold color posters, prints and reproductions of artwork to the general public at reasonable prices. It was
Louis Rhead
…Bazaar, Harper's Magazine, St. Nicolas, Century Magazine, Ladies Home Journal and Scribner's Magazine. An exhibition of his work was organized by the Salon des Cent in Paris. Three of his posters were published in Les Maîtres de l'Affiche. In 1895 he won a Gold Medal for Best American Poster Design at the first…
Poster for the 17th Exhibition, by Paul Berthon
Poster for the second Salon in April 1894 by Eugène Grasset
Henri-Gabriel Ibels poster for the first Salon des Cent exhibition 1893. The exhibition actually opened on 1 February 1894.