Governor Wilson, West Virginia, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-1), issued by Duke Sons & Co.
ca. 1888
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 9/16 × 4 5/16 in. (6.5 × 11 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
63.350.207.133.12
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About this artwork
This Governor Wilson, West Virginia, from "Governors, Arms, Etc." series (N133-1), issued by Duke Sons & Co. by W. Duke, Sons & Co. dating to ca. 1888 exemplifies the period. Created in commercial color lithograph, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of the era. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. Prints from this period served diverse function...
About the Artist
W. Duke, Sons & Co. · 1870–1920
**W. Duke, Sons & Co.: Pioneers of Chromolithographic Trade Card Art** W. Duke, Sons & Co., an American tobacco manufacturer, emerged from the entrepreneurial vision of Washington Duke (1820–1905) and his sons in Durham, North Carolina. After the Civil War, Washington abandoned farming in 1874 to join his eldest son, Brodie L. Duke, in the burgeoning tobacco trade, establishing a factory that for...