Currier & Ives
BORN: Nathaniel Currier- March 27, 1813 in Roxbury, MA.
James Merritt Ives- March 5, 1824 in Great Barrington, MA.
DIED: Nathaniel Currier- November 20, 1888 in Amesbury, MA.
James Merritt Ives- January 3, 1895 in Rye, NY.
PROFESSION: Printmaking
INTERESTING FACTS:
Currier & Ives was based in New York City, NY from 1834-1907.
The firm started with just Currier, then a partnership with Ives in 1857. After their deaths, their sons took over the business until 1907 when it was liquidated.
Their prints were black and white lithographs that were hand-colored in an assembly-line fashion.
There were at least 7500 lithographs published.
Their prints sold for between five to twenty cents for small prints and $1 to $3 for large prints.
NOTABLE WORKS:
Central Park Winter, American Homestead Winter, The Road Winter.
CURRIER & IVES Art Book contains 100+ reproductions of biblical, still life and genre scenes with title and date.
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