Boxing, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (9.5 × 6.3 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
63.350.216.196.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Boxing, from the Pretty Athletes series (N196)*, a charming commercial color lithograph produced in 1889 by Julius Bien & Co. for William S. Kimball & Co., a tobacco manufacturer. Measuring just 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 inches, this petite print was designed as a collectible trade card, tucked into cigarette packages to entice buyers and spark trading among enthusiasts. Part of the "Pretty Athletes" series, it playfully depicts women engaged in boxing, blending athletic prowess with feminine allure—a bold nod to the era's growing fascination w...
About the Artist
Julius Bien & Co.|William S. Kimball & Company ( |American) · |1826 – |1909
|American (born Germany), Naumberg 1826–1909 United States