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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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The Chariot Race #1 (From Eric Beheim)
In 1882 (just two years after the publication of General Lew Wallace’s best-selling novel BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST) Hungarian painter Sandor von Wagner (also known as Alexander von Wagner) painted The Chariot Race, showing the conclusion of a chariot race in the Circus Maximus in Ancient Rome. |
The Chariot Race #2
Von Wagner did an expanded version of The Chariot Race for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. There, it was seen by thousands of Americans including some who recognized the painting’s value in commercial advertising. |
The Chariot Race #3
The name Ben-Hur (which translates as "Son of white linen" in Hebrew) was apparently not copyrighted or trade-marked, since it was used for a variety of commercial products over the years. More often than not, artwork from von Wagner’s The Chariot Race was adapted for use on these products’ labels and/or in their advertising. Beginning with this Ben-Hur Coffee can, here are a few examples. |
The Chariot Race #4
This colorful label was pasted onto the sides of the wooden crates that were once used to ship Ben-Hur brand oranges. |
The Chariot Race #5
In an interesting variant, the artwork for this orange crate label was adapted from that portion of The Chariot Race that shows Ben-Hur’s arch-rival Messala. |
The Chariot Race #6
Messala also made it onto the cover of the sheet music for The Ben-Hur Chariot Race, a piece that was frequently played by theater orchestras and circus bands whenever a lively march was needed. |
The Chariot Race #7
Here a portion of The Chariot Race appears on the inter-lid of a box that once held Ben-Hur Cigars . . . |
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