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2. Currier and Ives - Wikipedia

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   Currier and Ives was a New York City -based printmaking business operating from 1835 to 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier, the company designed and sold inexpensive hand-painted lithographic works based on news events, views of popular culture and Americana. Advertising itself as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints," [ 1] the ...

3. Darktown Comics - Wikipedia

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   Darktown Comics. Darktown Comics is a series of Currier and Ives prints first produced in the 1870s that depicted racist vignettes ostensibly portraying a Black American town. It was a perennial bestseller for the New York-based firm, with some prints selling 73,000 copies via pushcarts and country stores, and all of them becoming bestsellers.

4. Louis Prang - Wikipedia

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   At Christmas 1873, Prang began creating greeting cards for the popular market in England and began selling the Christmas card in America in 1874; he is sometimes called the "father of the American Christmas card." [4] Prang was an active supporter of female artists, both commissioning and collecting artworks by women.

5. Nathaniel Currier - Wikipedia

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   Ives' skills as a businessman and marketer contributed significantly to the growth of the company; in 1857 he was made a full partner, and the company became known as Currier & Ives. Currier & Ives are best known as creators of popular art prints, such as Christmas scenes, landscapes, or depictions of Victorian urban sophistication; however ...

6. Use These Heartwarming Merry Christmas Wishes in All of ... - AOL

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   Merry Christmas Wishes. May the closeness of your loved ones, family, and friends fill your heart with joy. Wishing you a lovely Christmas season and a very Happy New Year! Wishing you a joyous ...

7. James Merritt Ives - Wikipedia

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   Died. January 3, 1895. (1895-01-03) (aged 70) Rye, New York, U.S. Occupation (s) Lithographer and businessman. James Merritt Ives (March 5, 1824 – January 3, 1895) was an American lithographer, bookkeeper, and businessman. He oversaw the business and financial side of the firm, Currier and Ives, which he co-managed with his business partner ...