Estudiantina 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
63.350.216.186.50
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of late 19th-century advertising *Estudiantina Dancer*, delightful chromolithograph from the *ancing Women* series (186), issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. in 1889. Produced by the Rochester-based tobacco manufacturer, this petite print—measuring just 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 inches—was likely a collectible cigarette card, tucked into packs to entice smokers and spark a collecting craze. Capturing a graceful female dancer in mid-performance, it embodies the era's fascination with women in the performing arts, blending elegance with exotic flair. Chromolithography, the medium'...
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...