Boston Lithography 1825 - 1880 the Boston Athenaeum Collection

A beautifully illustrated bibliography from the Boston Athenaeum which covers fifty years of popular printmaking in Boston. It includes an introductory essay which traces the development of lithographic printing in Boston. Two reference sections list more detailed information, with the Directory of Boston Lithographic listing 118 firms, giving names, addresses, and date of operations. Each entry includes a biographical sketch of the firm owners, the history and artists and publishers connected with each one. The Biographies of Lithographic Artist profile the careers of 62 artistis who drew on stone for Boston lithographers and cite examples of their work in the Boston Athenaeum collection. Indexed. There are 61 black and white and 67 color illustrations. ix, iii , 191 pages. cloth, dust jacket. oblong 4to..