Creator(s)	Thomas, Henry A., lithographer.
Contributor(s)	Sayer, Reimunt. New England Lithographic Co., lithographer.
Title	Exterior view of coliseum for the grand National Peace Jubilee
Link to library catalog	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=419980
Date created	1869.
Publishing details	Boston : Lithographed and published by the New Eng. Lith. Co.,
Physical Description	1 print : chromolithograph ; image 29.7 x 44.4 cm., sheet 45.1 x 56.1cm.
Wall Label	As with the Black Valley Railroad, this print was issued in at least two different states. The first state included the artists’ names in the lower left and right corners; for some unknown reason, the names were scratched out on the stone for the second state. The two states were also inked differently, most noticeably in the area of the sky. In the first state, the tone of the sky was achieved by laying gray ink over pale blue, and the clouds were more fully developed by removing pigment on the stone. In the second state, a vibrant blue ink was applied to the sky for a completely different effect. The dissimilar tonal quality of the two prints illustrates how color could influence the mood of a print. The Grand National Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Civil War with four days of musical events held in the Coliseum, a temporary structure located near present-day Copley Square. Promoters claimed that the Coliseum was the largest building in America and could accommodate fifty thousand people and an orchestra of a thousand. In their advertisement for this print, the New England Lithographic Company characterized their chromolithograph as both a “worthy memento” and “a work of art.”
Summary	A view of the National Peace Jubilee Coliseum located near Copley Square in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. A crowd of people are shown arriving at the festival on foot and in carriages.
Notes	Title continues: Boston Mass. June 15.-16.-17.-18.-19th 1869. This is a first state of the print in which the artists' signatures are signed on the stone lower left and right corners: H[enry A.] Thomas ; R[heimunt] Sayer. Thomas was a lithographic artist employed by the New England Lithographic Company. Rheimunt Sayer was an architect and architectural draughtsman. The Boston Athenaeum also owns the second state of this print in which the artists' signatures are scratched out. The color inking of both states is quite different (See also C B64B6 Hi.n.1869.e.) Exhibited in "Chromo-Mania! The Art of Chromolithography in Boston, 1840-1910." held at the Boston Athenaeum, September 28, 2012 - January 12, 2013. Checklist #19.
Local notes	Gift; Thomas Garrett; December 2010; #2010.35 (no.1). Formerly in the collection of Frederic Woodbridge Wilson. Conserved through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. William C. S. Hicks
Provenance	Garrett, Thomas, donor.
Subject	National Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival (1869 : Boston, Mass.)--Pictorial works. Music festivals--Massachusetts--Boston--Pictorial works. Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works.
Genre terms	Chromolithographs--United States--1860-1870.
Link to Exhibit Page	http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/chromo-mania-the-art-of-chromolithography-in-boston-1840-1910
Location/Call number	Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) C B64B6 Hi.n.1869.e.2
Source	Exterior view Coliseum first state.tif
Rights	Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46