Percy Stone, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
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
63.350.201.29.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ephemera with *Percy Stone, Cycl*, a gem from the "World's Champions, Series2 (N29)" issued by Allen & Ginterarettes in 1888. This petite commercial color lithograph (just 2¾ x 1½ inches) captures the poised portrait of Percy Stone, celebrated cyclist, amid the booming popularity of bicycle racing. Allen & Ginter, pioneering tobacco marketers, embedded these cards in cigarette packs to entice collectors, transforming everyday smokes into portals to athletic heroism. Chromolithography, the medium here, revolutionized mass-produced color printing, all...
About the Artist
Lindner, Eddy & Claus|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, New York