An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 31.3 × 24.3 cm · sheet: 31.3 × 24.3 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of John Bonebrake
Accession Number
2012.281
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
The series An Alphabet was a popular and critical success, as was Nicholson’s second project for the publisher William Hienemann, An Almanac of Twelve Sports. Nicholson made woodcuts of traditional British athletics and pastimes, depicting an activity appropriate to the month it illustrated. Critics found that An Almanac of Twelve Sports offered something new—a pleasing combination of modern style and wholesome content and an “Englishness” that was greatly appreciated. The public agreed and the ...