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| American Homestead Winter - Currier and Ives, Public Domain |
Nathaniel Currier, of
Currier and Ives fame, started his famously prolific lithographic company in the 19th century and produced over 7500 lithographs. The Currier and Ives lithographic style is probably one of the most recognizable anywhere, as the images are often reproduced for greeting cards and other merchandise. While today most people associate Currier and Ives with Christmas cards and cookie tins, the company also produced a number of illustrative lithographs depicting political figures and events. Their collection may be viewed on many websites, as most, if not all, is in the public domain:
Currier & Ives Foundation
Online Gallery of Currier & Ives Prints
Currier & Ives, Printmakers to the American People
Currier and Ives, Printmakers to the People
A Gallery of Currier and Ives Lithographs
Library of Congress Digital Resources; search Currier and Ives
Behind the Scenes: The Artists Who Worked for Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives Tradecards
Currier and Ives, Perspectives on America
Harriet Endicott Waite research material concerning Currier & Ives, 1923-1956 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
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