Page McCarty, The Richmond Daily Times, 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
63.350.201.1.28
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century American advertising with this petite chromolithograph, *Page McCarty, Richmond Daily Times*, from & Ginter's *American Editors* series (1) of 1887. just 2¾ x 1½ inches, this card features a portrait of PageCarty, a prominent editor of the Richmond Daily Times, capturing the stature of journalists during the Gilded Age. by the pioneering tobacco firm Allen & G, these cards were tucked into cigarette packs as collectibles, blending commerce with celebrity culture and sparking a craze for trading sets among enthusiasts. Chromolithography, the medium h...
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...