Currier & Ives "The Old Farm House"

Currier & Ives. "The Old Farm House."

New York: Currier & Ives, 1872. Lithograph. Original hand color. Small folio. 8 3/8 x 12 3/8. Very good condition. C:4557. 

From 1834 to 1907 the firm of Currier & Ives provided for the American people a pictorial history of their country's growth from an agricultural society to an industrialized one. For nearly three quarters of a century the firm provided "Colored Engravings for the People" and in the process became the visual raconteurs of nineteenth-century America. Some of the finest artists of the day were engaged by the firm to produce a variety of prints, including images of newsworthy events and prints depicting every subject relating to American life: sports, games, home life, religion, entertainment, views of cities, and so forth. Charming and colorful, these are wonderful examples of the work of "America's printmakers.”