Recreation, May
Date1896
Artist
Henry Sumner Watson
(American illustrator, 1868–1933)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Recreation, May 1896
MediumSingle-color commercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 14 5/8 × 10 15/16 in. (37.1 × 27.8 cm)
sheet: 16 1/2 × 13 13/16 in. (41.9 × 35.1 cm)
sheet: 16 1/2 × 13 13/16 in. (41.9 × 35.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Object number1977-10
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextKnown primarily as a poster artist, Henry Sumner Watson drew the twelve monthly advertising posters for Recreation in 1896, each depicting a man and his dachshund
enjoying an outdoor sport.
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