A classic 1902 college poster for columbia university. A new century was in progress and this poster captured the life of a college student of the era. An undergraduate student is captured in a white turtleneck with the columbia “c” on the front. He is seated in a chair smoking a cigarette. On a wall behind him are three pictures—one of an athlete at rival ivy-league school yale (as seen by the "y" on his jumper), one of an older person, perhaps a father, who is wearing a similar sweater, and a picture of a woman, perhaps a girlfriend or mother. On a shelf above him are a collection of tobacco pipes, plates and beer mugs, and a columbia pennant. This poster was done by john e. Sheridan, one of a small group of illustrators who brought style and talent to the art of posters. Mr. Sheridan produced covers for the saturday evening post and other magazines. Deutz lithograph co. , new york, produced the original photolithograph on which this digital reprint is based. Date: 1902.
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