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A
print is a design or picture transferred from an engraved plate,
lithographic stone, wood block, or other medium using ink on paper.
The Henry Ford has over 7500 prints
spanning the years 1747 to 1996 with the largest number dating from
1825 to 1910. Lithographs dominate the collection with a particularly
rich selection of N. Currier and Currier & Ives hand-colored
lithographs. Color photolithographs made by the Detroit Publishing
Company's patented Photochrom process form another significant portion
of the prints collection. The history of printmaking technology
is supported with examples ranging from woodcuts, engravings, etchings,
wood engravings, chromolithographs, to photoengravings and photolithographs.
The prints collection treats topics ranging from transportation,
agriculture and fashion, to business, manufacturing and product
advertising. Portraits of political leaders, inventors,
and other prominent personalities are included as well. In addition
to Currier & Ives and the Detroit Publishing Company, other
well-known printmakers represented in the collection include Paul
Revere, Charles Willson Peale, Robert Havell, Jr., J.T. Bowen, Kelloggs
& Comstock, Louis Prang, Thomas Nast, and Otto Kuhler. |
