The printmaking firm of Currier & Ives produced some of the most iconic and popular American art of the 19th century. The company, headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895), specialized in publishing hand colored lithographic prints that were sold inexpensively to the growing American middle class. This gallery features a selection of images from Currier & Ives, including images of original prints as well as of later reproductions that are in the public domain.

The Farmers Home Summer
Winter Morning in the Country
American Prize Fruit
TheVelocipede
The Night Express
Maple Sugaring
The Great Race on the Mississippi