Edward Penfield — Collier's Sailor (1917) | Vintage LGBTQ+ Art Print

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Edward Penfield — Collier's Sailor (1917) | Vintage LGBTQ+ Art PrintEdward Penfield's 1917 Collier's sailor cover a boldly masculine image that carries an unmistakable charge has become a touchstone of LGBTQ+ vintage art collecting. Edward Penfield (18661925) was the art director of Harper's Monthly and one of the founding figures of American poster design. His clean flat colours, bold silhouettes, and stripped back compositions anticipated Art Deco by a generation. A champion of the bicycle, the sporting life, and

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