Peters illustrated suitable for framingillustrated suitable for framing. Vintage 1952 currier and ives america lithograph book 80 choice prints color. Currier and ives america book 1952 edited by colin simkin. Favorite add to previous page next page previous page. The great book of currier and ives america tiny folio. Hundreds of thousands of currier and ivess handcolored engravings made their way onto the walls of homes across the country. Currier and ives printmakers to the american people by harry t peters 1943, americana prints, true primitive artwork, full color book plates bookhoard 5 out of 5 stars 660.
Currier and ives was a successful american printmaking firm based in new york city from 1835 to 1907 headed first by nathaniel currier, and later jointly with his partner james merritt ives. Bookstore of reference books on currier and ives prints. Published 1968 condition book fine, dust jacket fine. Color plates reproduced from the original hand colored stone prints by n. The new best 50 available from our bookstore was published in 1990 with all the new best prints illustrated in color and with an analysis of the differences between the original and new lists. It contains more than three hundred illustrations in full color. The great book of currier and ives america paperback. Oct 23, 2020 in the book it is preceded by childhood the season of joy and youth the season of loveand its followed by old age the season of rest.
Currier and ives america 1952 lithograph book ebay. Fyi, currier and ives was a very successful printmaking company that was based in new york city from 1835 until 1907. Get the best deals on currier and ives prints when you shop the largest online selection at. A brush for the lead, lithograph by currier and ives, 1867. Currier and ives reference books philadelphia print shop.
Book is in good condition for one so old with some. Rubinsteins book reveals the stature of this victorian artist and invites the reader to reconsider her significance in the history of american printmaking by looking beyond her years with the selfproclaimed publisher of cheap and popular prints. Orange and yeello wrapper is bumped at the head of the spine and has light edge wear and soiling. Collected here are stunning images reprinted from the lithographs of nathaniel currier and james merritt ives lithography by livermore and knight co.
The book also includes a brief biography of the firm of currier and ives, notes on collecting currier and ives prints, a directory of dealers, and a complete listing of the 204 known irishamerican subjects. See more ideas about currier and ives, currier and ives prints, winter scenes. Peters was the great collector and scholar of the firm during his era. During the last half of the nineteenth century, americas favorite pictorial storytellers were currier and ives, printmakers extraordinary. These days the idea of art prints is so common that no one really considers what the world was like before the lithograph was developed and businesses like currier and ives made reasonably priced prints available to everyone. Published here for the first time, however, are more than seventyfive of the 204 prints that currier and ives created especially to appeal to irishamericans. The great book of currier and ives america by walton rawls 1983, hardcover. Nathaniel currier 181888 and james merritt ives and their successors produced 7500 lithographic prints in a half century in business. Printmakers to the american people by peters, harry t. Currier and ives america book 1952 edited by colin. Large book of currier and ives prints many in color and suitable for framing. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th century.
See more ideas about currier and ives, clipper ship, sailing ships. The currier and ives firm branched out from its central shop in new york city to sell prints via pushcart vendors, peddlers, and book stores. Finding the perfect surrealist or abstract examples of these works for your space is difficult today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. Also in the history text is an overview of the company itself, its affect on popular culture, and many of the key artists. Plain cloth with gilt decoration and lettering, illustrated plate to front board. Isbn 9780517535479 9780517535479 hardcover, crown, 1979. Not all plates have a stamp or identifying mark on the back, but many do. The great book of currier and ives america paperback at. The stamp may be brown, red, green, blue, or a different color.
The great book of currier and ives america by rawls, walton. Books fine, one slipcase in pieces, the other very good. The great book of currier and ives america by walton h. It is in excellent condition see photos it is 12 long and 16 across. The used book came as described, in fair to good condition. Yet, while a picture may be worth a thousand words, there are times when even the best illustrations leave viewers with a yearning to know more. Currier and ives made a name for themselves as americas premier printers of iconic american images. Fortyone color lithographs depicting black americans in the late 19th century. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion. Charles currier kept many of the original prints moldering under his porch. It contains more than four hundred illustrationsover three hundred of which are in large full color. Color illustrations of 100 printsthe large and small best 50 selections by a jury. Currier and ives was a successful american printmaking firm based in new york city from 1835.
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