1. Edward Penfield was an American illustrator in the era known as the "Golden Age of American Illustration" and he is considered the father of the American poster.
10 Facts About Edward Penfield
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Edward Penfield's work has been included in almost every major book on American Illustration or the history of the poster.
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Edward Penfield is a major figure in the evolution of graphic design.
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Edward Penfield was born June 2,1866, in Brooklyn, New York, to Ellen Lock Moore and Josiah B Penfield.
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Edward Penfield first studied at New York's Art Students League.
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Edward Penfield worked under George de Forest Brush, who was known for his romantic scenes of American Indian life.
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Edward Penfield first worked for Harper's Weekly and later became art director.
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Edward Penfield developed his own unique style of simplified figures with bold outlines in settings free of extraneous detail.
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Edward Penfield was one of the founding members of the New Rochelle Art Association which was organized in 1912.
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Edward Penfield's posters were bold and stood out from a distance with great clarity.