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/f1/f14955303b21-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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This rare vintage poster captures Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Truth [for] Xmas '96 / Ernest Haskell.
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This poster pairs a winter sport with the holiday season, an unusual combination for a New York lithograph of 1896, when skiing was still a novelty in the United States. Its title, "Truth [for] Xmas '96," suggests a seasonal promotion, and the Library of Congress catalogs it as a commercial color poster. The artist, Ernest Haskell, was an American illustrator who went on to a long career in illustration and etching. Printed by the American Lithographic Company, the piece shows how color lithography was used to advertise and decorate in the late 1890s, when posters were becoming a major part of American visual culture.
| 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 | 1,092 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172723 |
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