Currier & Ives On The Hudson
July 4 - October 11, 2010

Currier & Ives lithograph, The Entrance to the Highlands    
 Private Collection

The 19th-century publishing firm Currier & Ives issued thousands of lithographs on a wide variety of popular subjects, earning their reputation as “printmakers to the American people.”

Boscobel's 2010 summer exhibition will focus on their landscapes and views of the Hudson River Valley and such scenic locales as the Hudson Highlands, West Point and Sleepy Hollow, among others. While the paintings of the Hudson River School first brought prominence to the scenery of this region, the prints by Currier & Ives disseminated these views to a broad audience and transformed this landscape into a series of iconic vistas that still resonate with the public today.

View in Dutchess County, N.Y., after Frances Flora Bond Palmer,
Hand-colored lithograph, published by Currier & Ives, n.d.,
Collection of Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library

Although the popularity of Currier & Ives’ prints has been enduring, there have been few recent exhibitions that exclusively feature their prints. Boscobel’s exhibition, which will feature approximately 30 prints and an accompanying publication, offers an opportunity to re-examine the history of the firm and will bring together their Hudson Valley imagery for the first time. A number of related programs, including gallery talks by scholars, artists and print dealers, will examine the significance of these prints within the wider context of 19th-century printmaking and offer visitors the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of Currier & Ives.

The Hudson, from West Point. Grounds of the U.S. Military Academy,
after Frances Flora Bond Palmer, Hand-colored lithograph,
published by Currier & Ives, 1862,
Collection of John and Theodore Wunderlich

The Currier & Ives On the Hudson exhibition will be open to visitors
during regular business hours and is included in the price of a
House Tour ticket or a special Grounds & Exhibit ticket.
Exhibition closes Monday, October 11, 2010.

Exhibition made possible with public funds from the
New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years
of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties.

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