G.C. Goodwin, The Salt Lake City Tribune, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1887
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 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
63.350.201.1.21
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century American advertising with *G.C. Goodwin, Salt Lake City Tribune*, gem from Allen & Ginter's *American Editors series (N)*, produced in 1887. This petite commercial color lithograph (just 2¾ × 1½ inches) captures the stern visage of G.C. Goodwin a prominent figure tied to Utah's influential *Salt Lake City Tribune*. as promotional inserts in Allen & Ginter cigarette packs these cards transformed tobacco marketing into a collector's delight, sparking a nationwide craze for themed series on editors, athletes, and more. Chromolithography, the era's brea...
About the Artist
Allen & Ginter
Allen & Ginter, the pioneering American tobacco firm based in Richmond, Virginia, emerged around 1880 from the partnership of John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter, evolving from Allen's earlier John F. Allen & Company. Allen retired in 1882, succeeded by John Pope, yet the brand endured under Ginter's leadership, employing over 1,100 workers—mostly women—for hand-rolled cigarettes by 1886. Ginter, a Dut...