Thomas Pettit, Court Tennis Champion, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 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
63.350.201.29.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking commercial color lithograph from 1888 features Thomas Pettit, a celebrated court tennis champion, as part of Allen & Ginter’s “World’s Champions, Series 2” (N29). Produced as a small trading card measuring just 2 ¾ by 1 ½ inches it was originally distributed inside packs of cigarettes. The portrait captures Pettit in formal athletic attire, highlighting both his personal achievement and the growing public fascination with organized sports during the late nineteenth century. Created through the efficient color lithography process by the firm of Lindner, Eddy & Claus for Allen & G...
About the Artist
Lindner, Eddy & Claus|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, New York