The Emerson and Fisher Company - Carriage Builders
Poster
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
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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
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| Title | The 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.1371-2004 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2004 |
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