Buffalo Bill, Champion of the Wild West Hunters, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century American advertising with *Buffalo Bill, Champion the Wild West Hunters* (1888), a petite commercial color lithograph produced Goodwin & Company. Part of the Goodwin Champion series Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes, this 2 5/8 x 1 1/2-inch card captures the legendary William F. Cody—better known as Buffalo Bill a dynamic portrait that celebrates his exploits as a hunter and showman. These ephemera prints, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, were designed for mass distribution, tucked into cigarette pack...

About the Artist

Goodwin & Company · 1850–1950

**Goodwin & Company (ca. 1850–1950)** Goodwin & Company, originally established as E. Goodwin and Brother before the American Civil War, emerged as a prominent New York City-based tobacco manufacturer in the mid-19th century. Operating from the bustling heart of Manhattan, the firm built its reputation on popular cigarette brands such as Gypsy Queen and, most notably, Old Judge, which became syno...