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A Study of Currier and Ives, January 11-February 13, 1956

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Scope and Contents

Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of about 50 color lithographs by the famed nineteenth century American printmakers Currier & Ives, loans came from private collections of San Francisco in addition to the Foundation collection. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library.
The exhibition records span four folders and include a press release, price list, didactic information, and planning correspondence, plus installation photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: January 11-February 13, 1956

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The price list must be redacted before viewing.

Biographical / Historical

Currier and Ives was a New York City printmaking business operating from 1835 to 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier, the company designed and sold inexpensive hand-painted lithographic works based on news events, views of popular culture and Americana. Advertising itself as “the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints,” the corporate name was changed in 1857 to Currier and Ives with the addition of James Merritt Ives.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currier_and_Ives

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of about 50 color lithographs by the famed nineteenth century American printmakers Currier & Ives. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Related Exhibitions

A list of all Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts exhibitions is available in the Archives.
de Young: Mother and Child in the Victorian Era: Ceramic Groups and Currier and Ives Prints from the Collection of Mrs. M.C. Sloss (1943)
Legion of Honor: Circus and Merry Go Round Carvings (1943)
Legion of Honor: Emblems of Unity and Freedom: Watercolor-Drawings of National Emblems (1943)
Legion of Honor: Figureheads and Carvings from American Clipper Ships: Watercolor-Drawings (1943)
Legion of Honor: Tobacconists' Figures and Shop Signs (1943)
Legion of Honor: ""I Remember That"": Watercolor-Drawings from the Index of American Design (1946)
Legion of Honor: A Study of Currier and Ives (1956)
Legion of Honor: The Printmaker 1450-1950 (1957)
Legion of Honor: Currier & Ives (1977)
de Young: The Popular Print in 19th-Century America (1990)

Separated Materials

Installation photograph prints are housed in the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Exhibition Photograph collection in box 1.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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