Rockaway, Long Island, from the Surf Beauties series (N232), issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 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
Burdick 218, N232.37
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of late 19th-century American advertising with *Rockaway, Long Island a charming commercial color lithograph from the *Surf Beauties* series (N232), issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company 1889. This card, measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches, captures the allure of fashionable women in profile against a seaside backdrop at Rockaway, Long Island bustling resort spot popular with New Yorkers seeking summer escapes. Produced as promotional inserts in tobacco products, these cards were collectibles designed to entice smokers and spark trading among enthusiasts. Chromolitho...
About the Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · 1869–2011
**Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company (1869–2011)** Founded around 1869 by Francis Sherwood Kinney in New York City, the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company quickly rose to prominence in the burgeoning American cigarette industry. Francis, a pioneering tobacco manufacturer, experimented with hand-rolled cigarettes using blends of Turkish and Virginia tobacco, scaling to mass production by employing Europ...