The Road Rights of Wheelmen
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 14 in. (50.8 × 35.5 cm) Frame: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund Gift, 2019
Accession Number
2019.96
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1895 by E. Nadall for Callaghan & Company in, *The Road Rights of Wheel* is a vibrant lithograph poster (sheet: 20 × 14 in.) that captures the exuberant spirit of America's bicycle boom. Printed using lithography—a revolutionary 19th-century technique allowing for bold colors and mass production—this work likely features women cyclists, as suggested by its tags, asserting their presence on the roads. The title advocates for the "road rights" of wheelmen, early cyclists pushing for legal recognition amid growing traffic tensions. The 1890s marked a cycling craze fueled by the safer,...
About the Artist
E. Nadall|Callaghan & Company, Chicago (American| ) · 1850 |1800 –1950 |1950
American, active 1895|