Publication

2001 - Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

95,000 words, Guess

Page Count

380 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101560989904
  • ISBN-139781560989905
  • LibraryThing549474
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001020472
  • OCLC Control Number46314830
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC769.973/09/034
  • LCCNE2312.C8 L43 2001
  • LCCNE2312.C8L43 2001

Alternate Titles

  • Currier and Ives.

Description

"When Nathaniel Currier started his publishing business in 1834, the mass production of visual images was almost unknown. Currier and his partner, James Ives, literally changed the American landscape by mass-producing inexpensive lithographs and selling millions of copies that adorned countless homes, businesses, and even barns. The Currier and Ives catalog included some 7,000 works by dozens of artists, accounting for 95 percent of all lithographs purchased nationwide. Bryan F. Le Beau provides the first in-depth study of the sweeping range of Currier and Ives images produced until the end of the century, placing them in historical context as meaningful representations and reflections of American values, beliefs, hopes, and dreams."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • In art

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