Collection: Chromolithography
The 50 years following the Civil War have been called the period of "chromo civilization" in America. Millions of chromolithographs were made, and they became the customary decoration in most homes throughout the country --what print historian Peter Marzio calls "the core of American life." One of the great appeals of chromolithography was its low production costs, allowing thousands of bright, attractive colored prints to be sold inexpensively, bringing glimpses of grand art within reach of the masses. But chromolithography was much more than this. Through chromolithography, historical events were graphically depicted, American views were spread far and wide, and all aspects of American life were vividly documented. Alongside these pragmatic purposes, artists employed the process to create prints that very closely followed their artistic vision, and many chromolithographs, which were produced using heavy oil-based inks, closely duplicated the appearance of actual oil paintings.
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Davidson, J.O. “Battle of Port Hudson. Passing the River Batteries.”
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Unattributed [Fraternal Order of Eagles Record of Membership Certificate]
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Audubon, John James "Scaup Duck" Plate 397
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Redon, Georges "la terre" [illustration for dinner menu]
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Redon, Georges "l'air" [illustration for dinner menu]
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Redon, Georges "l'eau" [illustration for dinner menu]
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Redon, Georges "le feu" [illustration for dinner menu]
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Audubon, John James "Ring-necked Duck" Plate 398
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Spy [Leslie Ward] "Yorkshire Cricket" [Lord Hawke]
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Spy [Leslie Ward] "The Recorder" [Sir Forest Fulton, The Recorder of London]
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Spy [Leslie Ward] "A symphony" [James Abbot M'Neill Whistler]
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Vanity Fair "Natural Selection" [Charles R. Darwin]
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Unattributed. [Kingfishers by the school of John Gould]
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Pope Jr., Alexander [Black Ducks]
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Shaw, Vero "Rough Coated St. Bernards"
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Magnus, Charles "Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia"
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Shields, Henry "Wendur" Plate II
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Cram, George "Life and Age of Man / Life and Age of Woman"
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Hart, James M. "Scene near Farmington, Ct. Autumn"
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Unattributed. "Autumn on the Kennebec, Maine"
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Johnson, Eastman "The Barefoot Boy"
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