Currier & Ives: Portraits of a Nation [Hardcover]

Alexandra Bonfante-Warren (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: MetroBooks (NY); First Edition edition (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567995896
• ISBN-13: 978-1567995893
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 11.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,837,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Praiseworthy collection., November 5, 1998

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This review is from: Currier & Ives: Portraits of a Nation (Hardcover)

"Currier & Ives" is a praiseworthy collection of 100 full-color reproductions of Currier & Ives prints from the Museum of the City of New York.

Alexander Bonfante-Warren laudably details the history of the Currier & Ives firm, which was established in 1834 and produced some of America's warmest and most popular pictures.

The author also provides us with a short history of printmaking and advice on collecting prints.

Some of the impressive works assembled here include "Falls of Niagara," Clipper Ship 'Comet,'" and "American Winter Scenes: Evening."

Though there are few of those classic New England snow prints, this volume is still a marvelous one.