Outing Holiday Number, Jan.
Date1896
Artist
Henry Sumner Watson
(American illustrator, 1868–1933)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Outing Holiday Number, January 1896
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 19 3/8 × 13 15/16 in. (49.2 × 35.4 cm)
sheet: 20 7/16 × 15 in. (51.9 × 38.1 cm)
sheet: 20 7/16 × 15 in. (51.9 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Object number1977-80
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextInitially published in 1882 as a bicycling magazine, Outing expanded to include all sports until it ceased publication in 1923. The magazine emphasized not just particular sports but all outdoor activities as a source of relaxation and social interaction.