The Poster

The Poster: an illustrated monthly chronicle, or simply The Poster, was a monthly magazine published in London from June 1898 to December 1900, dedicated to the then relatively new art of the pictorial poster. It was the first periodical devoted to the poster to be published in Britain.^[2] It was published by Ransom, Woestyn & Co.^[3]

The Poster

James Pryde, cover for The Poster, February 1899
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	June 1898
Final issue	December 1900
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London

Cover of The Poster, June 1900, by G. Howell-Baker. Baker also wrote an article for this issue.^[1]

Content

The Poster contained sections on posters, advertising, and a segment dedicated to collectors and collecting. Illustrations were featured in both black and white and color.^[3] It focused on unique poster designs and their creators such as the Beggarstaffs and Toulouse-Lautrec. They were featured multiple times throughout The Poster's runtime along with interviews from designers such as John Hassall and W.S. Rogers.^[4]