The rise of American editorial and advertising design begins with the Harpers brothers. They started their publishing business J. & J. Harper in 1817. The company changed its name to "Harper & Brothers" in 1833.
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| From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, March, 1858 |
Harper & Brothers began publishing
Harper's New Monthly Magazine in 1850. The brothers also published
Harper's Weekly (starting in 1857),
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First Harper's Bazar's Cover, 1867
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Harper's Bazar (starting in 1867). Harper's New Monthly Magazine ultimately became Harper's Magazine, which is now published by the Harper's Magazine Foundation.
