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"A sure horse for the first money" LCCN2002695764-restored
1886
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Credit line
- Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2002695764 Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/cph/3b50000/3b51000/3b51300/3b51347u.tif Original url: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.00924
- Rights
- Public domain, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Color lithograph titled "A Sure Horse for the First Money."It was published in 1882 by the renowned American firm Currier & Ives, known for its prints documenting the life and interests of 19th-century American society. The work depicts a harness race, a very popular sport at the time.In the lower left corner, you can see the signature of the artist, John Cameron, who was one of the publisher's leading illustrators of horses and racing scenes. The print captures the intensity of the competition, showing several jockeys in their sulkies while the lead horse takes the lead on a dirt track.
Title: "A sure horse for the first money" Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph.
Notes: Artist: John Cameron (signature on image).
