Who created "Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans"?

Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans was created by Anonymous, American, 19th century in ca. 1890.

When was "Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1890.

What medium is "Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans"?

Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans is Commerical lithograph.

Is "Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans" in the public domain?

Yes, Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans

Anonymous, American, 19th century

ca. 1890

Medium

Commerical lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 28 1/4 in. × 42 in. (71.8 × 106.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Ferdinand H. Davis, 1952

Accession Number

52.596.3

Tags

Men

Art Historical Context

Step into the rugged world of late 19th-century American with *Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans*, a vibrant commercial lithograph created around 1890 by an anonymous American artist. This large-scale poster (28¼ × 42 inches) captures men toiling at a bustling sawmill, their sturdy blue jeans front and center amid whirring blades and towering logs. Produced as part of an advertising series, it showcases the era's booming timber industry, vital to America's expansion westward and urban growth during the Gilded Age. Lithography, the medium here, was revolutionary for its time—allowing vivid, inex...

Saw Mill Scene, from Blue Jeans

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