Description: Virginia Munroe is photographed by her husband as she prepares paper for her monotype prints. Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B34_F2485_JPG335
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Colored lithographic print titled “American Winter Scenes--Evening,” by Currier & Ives, showing couples in sleighs arriving to a party at a large home by a lake. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers and country stores across the United States. Currier and Ives were both succeeded in the printing business by their sons, Edward West Currier and Chauncey Ives. Both sons eventually sold their interest in the firm, and in 1907 the last owner, Daniel W. Logan, closed the business and sold the printing equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV25_2_2_001
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Winter; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Sleds;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Colored lithographic print titled “Central-Park Winter, The Skating Pond,” by Currier & Ives. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers and country stores across the United States. Currier and Ives were both succeeded in the printing business by their sons, Edward West Currier and Chauncey Ives. Both sons eventually sold their interest in the firm, and in 1907 the last owner, Daniel W. Logan, closed the business and sold the printing equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV25_Box2_Folder3
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Winter; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Print by Currier & Ives titled "Pleasures of Winter," from the "American Country Life" series. This illustration shows an African American servant drawing a sleigh up to the front of a large country home as a family waits to embark. A young boy is poised to throw a snowball at the servant. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers and country stores across the United States. Currier and Ives were both succeeded in the printing business by their sons, Edward West Currier and Chauncey Ives. Both sons eventually sold their interest in the firm, and in 1907 the last owner, Daniel W. Logan, closed the business and sold the printing equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H39544
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Winter; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Early print by Currier & Ives titled "October afternoon," from the "American Country Life" series, published before James Ives was added to the company name. This illustration shows two men and a young boy returning from hunting to a waiting mother and infant. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers and country stores across the United States. Currier and Ives were both succeeded in the printing business by their sons, Edward West Currier and Chauncey Ives. Both sons eventually sold their interest in the firm, and in 1907 the last owner, Daniel W. Logan, closed the business and sold the printing equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H39604
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Hunting; Rural Life;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Early print by Currier & Ives titled "American Farm Scenes, No. 1," published before James Ives was added to the company name. This illustration shows a man plowing a field as a boy leads the two oxen pulling the plow. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers and country stores across the United States. Currier and Ives were both succeeded in the printing business by their sons, Edward West Currier and Chauncey Ives. Both sons eventually sold their interest in the firm, and in 1907 the last owner, Daniel W. Logan, closed the business and sold the printing equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H42925
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Farming; Rural Life;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Print by Currier & Ives titled "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way," from the "Across the Continent" series, published in 1868. This illustration shows a railroad line crossing the American frontier. On one side of the tracks, American settlers are chopping down trees and settling a town, while on the other are Native Americans and untouched lands. During the mid to late nineteenth century, the Currier & Ives printing firm was a well-known producer of lithographic prints. Common subjects matter included historical events such as the Civil and Revolutionary Wars, the North American landscape, rural life in the United States and wildlife. Nathaniel Currier began his career in the printing business as an apprentice at a Boston printing firm in 1828, and opened his own printing firm in New York in 1835. James Ives joined the firm in 1852 as a bookkeeper, and was soon made a partner in 1857. They sold prints from their own New York shop and also distributed them through peddlers View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H43080
Subjects: Art, American--Ohio; Prints and printmaking; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Railroads;
Places: New York (New York);
 

Description: Dated ca. 1841, this print titled "A Road Accident, a Glimpse Thro' an Opening of the Primitive Forest, Thornville, Ohio" by William James Bennett is based off a painting by George Harvey. The print shows two men whose hay wagon has a broken axle due to running over large branches from the fallen tree blocking their path. Thornville, Ohio, can be seen on the other side of the trees. There is text at the top of the print which reads "Summer, No. 3, Entered according to act of Congress in the Southern District Court N.Y. 1841." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H24863
Subjects: Prints and printmaking; Accidents; Farming; Rural Life; Wagons
Places: New York (New York); Thornville (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1850-1856, this hand-painted block print shows the mythical characters of William Tell and the 'Tyrant Gesler.' William Tell is a 15th century Swiss folk hero who assassinated the tyrant Albrecht Gessler of Habsburg, Austria, with his skill as an expert archer, leading to a rebellion and the establishment of the Swiss Confederation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H27004
Subjects: Prints and printmaking; Folk heroes; Arts and Entertainment
 

Description: Dated 1860-1875, this black and white print titled 'Battle of Lake Erie; Commodore Perry's Victory' shows Oliver H. Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. The Battle of Lake Erie took place on September 10, 1813, and Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry led the American fleet. Perry lost his flagship, the Lawrence, but continued the battle on the Niagara River. Commander Robert Heriot Barclay's surrender ended British control of the Great Lakes and allowed Perry to transport General William Henry Harrison's troops across Lake Erie to Canada. The War of 1812 ended in the northwest with the defeat of the British and American Indian troops at the Battle of the Thames. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H27019
Subjects: Prints and printmaking; War of 1812; Battle of Lake Erie; Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Lake Erie; U.S. Navy
Places: Lake Erie
 

Description: This print titled 'The Farmer's Door' shows a woman sitting on a porch sewing, with two young girls playing at her side, as well as a pig and cat. The original image was painted by George Morland, and this print was engraved by Benjamin Duterrau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H27570
Subjects: Prints and printmaking; Women; Children; Rural Life; Farming; Livestock
 

Description: This hand-colored print produced by Nathaniel Currier, ca. 1845, titled 'The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony,' depicts en elderly man and his two sons, dressed in 19th century American attire. A 19th century re-telling of the story of the prodigal son parable from the Bible, this scene depicts the younger son receiving his inheritance from his father; he then leaves, wastes all his money, and returns penniless. An excerpt from the parable, Luke 15:11-13, is transcribed at the bottom of the print and reads, "A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country." Beneath the image in the lower right corner is the address of the publisher which reads "152 Nassau St. Cor[ner] of Spruce N.Y.," and the text in the lower left corner reads "Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H43004
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular culture; Prints and printmaking; Biblical teachings; Fathers and sons
Places: New York (New York)