Hoyts A black sheep – Historic Poster Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Hoyts A black sheep in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoyts A black sheep
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Few posters of the period show a society ballroom as plainly as this one, and its caption promises a new craze: "Hot stuff" introduces the Arizona Waltz to New York society. The 1894 color lithograph was printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Company for Hoyt & McKee, the producers of Charles Hale Hoyt's *A Black Sheep*. Hoyt was a popular writer of farces, and posters like this one used lively scenes of fashionable dancing to pull in theatergoers. The image is a useful window onto how the stage and the press of the 1890s borrowed from the social dances of the day.
| Created / published | 1894 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 77 x 102 cm. |
| Notes | Z51587 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co. Cinti N.Y. Hoyt & McKee proprietors. Caption: Hot stuff introduces the Arizona Waltz to New York society. No. 6163. · Hoyt Charles Hale 1859-1900. Hoyt & McKee. |
| Subjects | Dance. Couples. Upper classes--New York (State)--New York. Theatrical productions. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,815 × 2,136 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273110 |
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