Fanny Palmer : the life and works of a Currier & Ives artist / Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein ; edited by Diann Benti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubinstein, Charlotte Streifer, author.

Contributor:

Benti, Diann, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palmer, F. (Fanny), 1812-1876.

Palmer, F.

Currier & Ives--Biography.

Currier & Ives.

Palmer, F. (Fanny), 1812-1876--Catalogs.

Women lithographers--United States--Biography.

Women lithographers.

Lithographers--United States--Biography.

Lithographers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

xiv, 389 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"In Fanny Palmer: The Life and Works of a Currier & Ives Artist, Rubinstein chronicles the details of Palmer s life, situating her work as the product of her own merit rather than as an achievement of Currier & Ives, and portraying the artist as an enterprising professional and one of the most versatile and prolific lithographers of her day. Largely ignored by art historians because of her status as a graphic artist and as an employee of famous male publishers, Palmer s work was nonetheless a staple in nineteenth-century culture. Palmer was interested in recording all subjects that made up American life: her images of railroads, clipper ships, New York City, Civil War battle scenes, pictures of domestic bliss, and vistas of the newly opened West. The first full-length biography of Palmer s life and work, as well as the first illustrated, annotated catalog of her drawings and prints, including a number of works that are new to the public and to scholars, Rubinstein s book shines a spotlight on this accomplished artist, arguing for her long overdue recognition as a pioneer in the history of women artists."--from front jacket

Contents:

Preface, Diann Benti

Introduction, Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein

1. A Childhood in Leicester

2. F. & E.S. Palmer: Lithographers of Leicester

3. Brave New World

4. The Palmers in Transition

5. Life at N. Currier & Co.

6. Prints for the People

7. Creating an American Epic

8. The Last Years

9. The Vicissitudes of Taste

10. The Art of F.F. Palmer

11. Ideology in the Art of Fanny Palmer

12. F.F. Palmer's Contributions to American Arts

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815610953

0815610955

OCLC:

1012344544