Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell. – Historic Reproduction
![Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell., N.Y. : American Lithographic Co., [18]96. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/73/7358638d10cb-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell.
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Skiing is an unusual subject for a holiday poster of the 1890s, which sets this 1896 color lithograph by Ernest Haskell apart from the Christmas images of its day. Titled "Truth [for] Xmas '96," it was printed in New York by the American Lithographic Company and pairs a winter sport with the Christmas season. Haskell was an illustrator and etcher working in American graphic design at the time, when color lithography was a popular way to advertise. The record does not name the product or sponsor, so the poster's purpose is best read through its season and its style.
| Created / published | N.Y. : American Lithographic Co., [18]96. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1896. |
| Subjects | Skiing--1890-1900. Christmas--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,169 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218376 |
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