Original American Literary Poster, Penfield, Harper's Christmas DFP 351, 1895Travelers to France in the 1890s became entranced by the colorful posters appearing on the streets of Paris. Nothing like those existed in the U. S. until Edward Penfield started designing posters for Harper's Magazine in 1893. Other publishers quickly followed and the poster craze was born. Their small sizes, c. 11x18, were designed for bookstores and enabled devotees to assemble significant collections. Designers and artists competed to produce