THE LAND OF SUNSHINE / Charles Lummis / Original Broadside Poster 1895

Description: ORIGINAL BROADSIDE ADVERTISING POSTERFOR THE LAND OF SUNSHINE Description: 1 original broadside poster, size 15.5 in x 8.5 in. Condition: excellent, no holes, rips or tears. Date: August 1895. Editor: Charles Lummis. A broadside advertisement for a magazine of California and the Southwest. In the book, "The World from Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of Los Angeles," (2002), pg 76, the curators said of this poster, " Crude and colorful, like the man who commissioned them, these posters advertised three issues of Charles Fletcher Lummis's monthly magazine: Land of Sunshine. Lummis claimed in his journal that this represented the first time posters had been used in Los Angeles to advertise a magazine. About the artists, nothing is known. To produce the posters, Lummis used the cyanotype process that he favored for his photographs. Subject: Art/Graphic Design Terms: All orders ship within 2 business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail with tracking number. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a refund.

Price: 50 USD

Location: Rancho Santa Fe, California

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Shipping Cost: 8 USD

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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Artist: Unknown

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)

Signed: No

Color: Blue

Date of Creation: 1800-1899

Material: Paper

Original/Licensed Reprint: Original

Framing: Unframed

Region of Origin: California, USA

Subject: California and the Southwest

Framed/Unframed: Unframed

Signed?: Unsigned

Type: Poster

Year of Production: 1895

Width (Inches): 8 1/2

Item Height: 15.5 in

Height (Inches): 15 1/2

Style: Vintage

Features: Advertising

Item Width: 8.5 in