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Currier and Ives

Name: Currier and Ives
Dates:
1835-1907 (Life/Active Dates)
Biography/History: 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. The prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand colored.
Related Objects:
2484.1 (Lithograph, General Grant and Family, 1867)