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Which? – Antique Wall Art

Which?, c1902. — historic print
Which?, c1902.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Titled simply "Which?", this color reproduction after a painting by Howard Chandler Christy dates to about 1902, when his polished images of young women were circulating widely in American magazines and books. The copyright notice names Charles Scribner's Sons, the New York publisher of illustrated volumes and periodicals, so the piece was likely issued as a publisher's color plate. The catalog tags list women, courtship and war as subjects, but the record flags these details as unverified, so the title's question may be the best guide to the scene. Color reproductions like this were a popular, affordable way for households of the period to display art.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 print.
NotesColor repro. of painting by Howard Chandler Christy, copyrighted by Charles Scribner's Sons. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Courtship; War; Publ. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,222 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155764

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