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Cigar Label Art
As the cigar demands increased, so did their prices. In 1870 you could
buy a quality cigar for three cents, but by the 1900's people were paying
60 cents. The original cigar label art dates back to sometime in the 1850's
or 60's. Cigar manufacturers realized that the decorative cigar labels
could be used to advertize and attract potential buyers. Cigar label design
used the combined talents of artists, printers and lithographers.
airplanes, fantasy and other subject matter. Animals that adorn the labels
are bears, cats, deer, dogs, elk, horses, lions, tigers and wolves, along
with many farm animals-cows, pigs and sheep. One of my favorite animal
labels is the Loin and the Lady. There are many others. There were images
of presidents, senators, poets, generals, writers, and other personalities
of the times. Beautiful women were very popular and used extensively. Many
showed the female bare busted and were revealing for that time period.
Cowboys and Indians were also used in many themes.
A large selection of Americana topical subject matter are incorporated
in this art-form: agricultural, commerce, fantasy, liberty, industry, transportation,
sports, people, buildings and U.S. cities. One unique fantasy label
is Wise Guy, it is rare to see a smoking frogs.
created the cigar label art were unknown. While other were famous such
as Mucha and Parrish, Old King Cole is a Parrish creation. Their
works are easily recognized and highly publicized as art objects, but little
is known about other artists and their contribution to cigar label art.[In the News] [Humor] [Cigar Stocks] [Contest] [Events] [Classifieds]
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