Where to See Louis Rhead

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About Louis Rhead

British · 1857–1926 · Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts

Art Nouveau posters that won America's first gold medal for poster design, before fly fishing and entomology claimed his later years

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Louis Rhead's works are held in 3 museums worldwide, including Poster Section, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

1 museum

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Louis Rhead?
    Louis Rhead was born in Etruria, Staffordshire, in 1857. He emigrated to America and became a leading poster artist of the 1890s, with work in publications such as Harper's Bazaar and Scribner's. He also wrote and illustrated a study of stream entomology.
  • What is Louis Rhead known for?
    Louis Rhead is known for his poster art in the Art Nouveau style. He is also known for his book American Trout-Stream Insects, a study of stream entomology.
  • What was Louis Rhead's art style?
    Louis Rhead's Art Nouveau style was influenced by Eugene Grasset. He used flowing line, flat colour and ornamental composition, although his work had a bolder graphic punch suited to American commercial printing.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Louis Rhead's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book Engen, Rodney K, Pre-Raphaelite prints : the graphic art of Millais, Holman Hunt, Rossetti and their followers Used for: biography.

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