President Cleveland, United States, from the Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms series (N126-1) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (6.4 × 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
63.350.206.126.47
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *President Cleveland, United States*, a charming chromolithograph from W. Duke, Sons &.'s *Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms* series (N126-1), produced in 1888. This petite print (just 2½ × 4⅜ inches) captures a dignified profile of Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms, amid patriotic symbols like the American flag and coat of arms. Tags hint at a sculptural quality to the portrait, evoking classical busts, blended with national emblems that celebrate American identity. Issued by the Duke tobac...
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...