Algerian Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.9 × 3.7 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.216.186.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Algerian Dancer* from the *Dancing* series (N186), charming commercial color lithograph produced by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. in1889. This petite print, measuring just 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 inches, an elegant female figure in exotic attire, mid-dance, evoking the allure of North African performance traditions. Issued as part of a popular tobacco company series, it served as aible insert in cigarette packages, blending artistry with commerce to entice consumers. Chromolithography, the medium here, was a revolutionary technique of the era, all...
About the Artist
William S. Kimball & Company
**William S. Kimball & Company**, a pioneering American tobacco manufacturer, was established in 1846 in Rochester, New York, by William S. Kimball and James C. Hart. The firm quickly grew into one of the city's largest employers, particularly of women, producing popular brands like Peerless chewing tobacco, Rigatta and Fireside smoking tobacco, and Vanity Fair cigarettes. Under Kimball's leadersh...