Outing for June / Bicycle Number

Date1896

Artist George Frederick Scotson-Clark (British art critic and illustrator, 1872–1927)

Illustration CitationAdvertisement for Outing, June 1896

MediumCommercial lithograph

Dimensionscomposition: 17 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (44.3 × 27.6 cm)
sheet: 17 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (44.9 × 28.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977

Object number1977-326

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ClassificationsPRINT

Label TextWomen's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony noted that the bicycle had "done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world". This advertisement for the magazine Outing features a lively woman--free of her wildly spinning pedals--speeding along under the winking eye of the sun, her headlight illuminating the issue's dedication to her sport. Her elaborate curls, ornate hat, and billowing mutton-chop sleeves skirt are echoed in her equally elegant poodle.

A native of England, George Frederick Scotson-Clark spent much of the 1890s in New York, designing advertising and theater posters.