Currier & Ives
American printing firm, 1834–1907
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American lithographer and photographer, 1821–1896
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Currier & Ives
BiographyCurrier and Ives was an American printmaking firm. Headquartered in New York, the firm was run by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824–1895). They sold inexpensive lithographs for a wide audience, and their subjects ranged from newsworthy events to sporting scenes to portraits. Over the firm's long life they printed over 7,500 lithographs.
