Fandango, from National Dances (N225, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 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
Burdick 218, N225.102
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Fandango, from National Dances (N225, Type 2)*, a charming commercial color lithograph issued the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 9. This petite card, measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches, was part of a collectible series tucked into tobacco packages, enticing smokers with exotic glimpses of global folk dances. The "Fandango"—a lively Spanish couple's dance known for its rhythmic footwork and castanets—captures the era's fascination with international cultures, rendered in vivid chromolithography that brought affordable color to everyda...
About the Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · 1869–2011
**Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company (1869–2011)** Founded around 1869 by Francis Sherwood Kinney in New York City, the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company quickly rose to prominence in the burgeoning American cigarette industry. Francis, a pioneering tobacco manufacturer, experimented with hand-rolled cigarettes using blends of Turkish and Virginia tobacco, scaling to mass production by employing Europ...