Edward Penfield and Louis Rhead were both illustrator artists during the same time.
Edward was born in America and Louis emigrated to America and married an American
woman, making him a citizen. They both did the same type of work, but had fairly different
styles when it came to their illustrations.
Edward Penfield is often considered to be the father of the American Poster. His
Posters were bold and stood out from others, especially from a distance. He used simple
shapes, as well as a limited pallet of colors. It seems like using these materials and
methods, the artwork would become stale over time, but this became his own unique style.
Louis Rhead was also known for his poster art, but not as widely known as Penfield.
He started off creating posters in England and then transferred to creating them in the U.S.
His posters consisted of mostly people that would usually be looking at the viewer. He
used finer lines and possibly some more color when compared to Penfield.
Both of these artists had their work displayed within books as well as galleries. As the
decline in poster art began, Rhead started to focus on writing books (especially about
fishing), while Penfield just kept making illustrations.
Edward Penfield - Harper's February
Edward Penfield - Harper's May
Louis Rhead - The Quarter Latin
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