A head and head finish – Historic Print
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with A head and head finish, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A head and head finish
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This chromolithograph takes its name from a racing term: a horse that wins "by a head" crosses the line only a nose or so ahead of its rival, and the title suggests the moment of that razor-thin finish. Published in New York by Currier & Ives around 1892 and signed by the artist John Cameron, it belongs to the firm's long run of sporting and racing scenes, which were popular with a public that followed horse racing and trotting closely. Color chromolithographs like this one were built up from several stone plates, each printed in a separate hue, and the firm's catalog of its prints lists it as number 2991.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1892. |
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| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Artist: John Cameron (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2991 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,040 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175500 |
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