Lovie, H. “New Post Office, Chicago” From "The Aldine"

H. Lovie. "New Post Office, Chicago." From The Aldine.

New York, 1873. Wood engraving by Henry Linton. 8 7/8 x 12 3/4.

The Aldine. An American Art Journal (1868-79), was started as a house organ for a New York firm of printers, but became a general magazine devoted to art and typography under the editorship of R.H. Stoddard (1871-75). It was filled with wood engravings based on art by some of the best American artists of the day, including most famously Thomas Moran, after whose work thirty-nine prints were made. Many of these, and images by other artists, featured American landscapes, showing places and buildings of interest.