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Currier and Ives was a printmaking business operating from 1835 to 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier. The company designed and sold inexpensive hand-painted lithographic works based on news events, views of popular culture and Americana. The corporate name was changed in 1857 to "Currier and Ives" with the addition of James Merritt Ives.
Join us as art historian, Karri Fritz-Klaus, shares more about the history of Currier and Ives.