Sibyl Anderson, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
Medium
Albumen photograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (6.4 × 3.7 cm)
Classification
Photographs|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
63.350.220.245.1635
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s American advertising with *Sibyl Anderson, from Actresses series (N)*, a petite albumen photograph produced by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company promote their popular Sweet Caporal Cigarettes This tiny portrait—measuring just 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches—ures the allure of actress Sibyl Anderson one of many theatrical stars featured in this collectible series. Inserted into cigarette packs, cards turned smoking into a gateway for hobbyists, sparking a craze for trading and album-filling among collectors. Albumen prints, made by coating paper with egg whites and sil...
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...