Flower Dance, 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, N225.104
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ephemera with *Flower Dance*, a charming commercial color lithograph from the "National Dances" seriesN225, Type 2), issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company 1889. This petite print, measuring just 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches, captures graceful women in flowing attire, twirling with fans and flowers in a lively dance. Produced as collectible inserts for cigarette packs, it exemplifies the era's clever marketing, blending artistry with commerce to entice smokers and hobbyists alike. Chromolithography, the medium's star technique, brought vivid hues and...
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...