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The Emerson and Fisher Company - Carriage Builders

Poster
1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster advertises the Emerson and Fisher carriage building company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. The striking Art Nouveau style incorporates bold areas of black, white and red to catch the eye. The poster's designer Frank Hazenplug was well known for his use of strong outlines in his graphic designs. The majority of Hazenplug's work for Stone & Kimball publishers was for book illustration and book binding design.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Emerson and Fisher Company - Carriage Builders
Materials and techniques
chromolithograph
Brief description
The Emerson and Fisher Company - Carriage Builders Cincinnati Ohio. Design by Frank Hazenplug. USA, 1896.
Physical description
Chromolithograph of a coachman and horse-drawn carriage rendered in bold outlines of white, black and grey. The coachman stands behind the carriage in a red cape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.9cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE EMERSON/ AND FISHER/ COMPANY/ CARRIAGE/ BUILDERS/ CINCINNATI OHIO U.S.A
  • H. (initial for illustrator Hazenplug (lower left corner))
  • Designed by Frank Hazenplug and Printed by Stone & Kimball Chicago (printed along lower margin of the sheet, left corner)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster advertises the Emerson and Fisher carriage building company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. The striking Art Nouveau style incorporates bold areas of black, white and red to catch the eye. The poster's designer Frank Hazenplug was well known for his use of strong outlines in his graphic designs. The majority of Hazenplug's work for Stone & Kimball publishers was for book illustration and book binding design.
Bibliographic reference
American Posters of the Nineties. Roberta Wong (introduction). Lunenburg, VT: The Stinehour Press. 1974
Other number
LS.80 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.1371-2004

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Record createdDecember 29, 2004
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