Currier & Ives' America

Currier & Ives' AmericaIn the 1800slong before the days of photojournalism and cable newsvibrant, contemporary depictions of news events, portraits of prominent political and social figures, and scenic views of the American wilderness were circulated throughout the growing nation. From the beginning of the exciting century that saw a small nation expand into a mighty world power, the famous lithographic firm of Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives produced over 7,000

It reproduces the full sequence of preliminary drawings (and reference photographs) that led up to some of his most famous Saturday Evening Post covers—and it also presents a generous sampling of his standalone drawings

and tails of ten different creatures

The Strofades: two small

The magician can predict the future

The Day of Judgment proves to be a startling experience as Grisha

and religion—apply their own competing calculi of risk and reward

United Nations official

a local cinema

More than two-thirds of the featured artworks are newly selected

the successful junkman

with additional photos from Edinger’s archives

000 vintage movie posters and 1