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Wilhelm Hermes lithograph collection
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Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers lithograph collection
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This collection contains six lithographs of prints by Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers.
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Blank stock labels, by lithographer
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The California citrus box labels, a subset within the Jay T. Last collection of food, contains more than 1000 lithographed labels that relate to the California citrus industry in the United States from 1880 to 1960, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1910 through 1930. The collection consists largely of lithographed labels produced for Southern Californian growers, packers and distributors to identify brand names and packing locations on wooden crates of oranges, lemons and grapefruits. The majority of labels were printed by Los Angeles and San Francisco lithographers, such as the Western Lithograph Company and the Schmidt Lithograph Company.
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William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools (German Edition)
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Four drawing books entitled William Hermes' United States Systematic Drawing Schools, (German Edition), published by Max Jacoby & Zeller, New York, circa 1870. Each of the four books contain a series of lithograph plates intended for copying. The part number for each book is written or stamped at the top of the front cover; this set includes parts 8[?]1, 203, 410 and 413. Each of the 3 plates within Part 8[?]1 are labeled as belonging to Part 337. Part No. 203 contains 6 plates, Part 410 contains 6 plates, and Part No. 413 contains 5 plates. The images in Parts [337] and 203 are portraits; those in Part 410 are flowers and fruits, and those in part 413 are buildings and architectural sketches. At the bottom of each plate is the statement "Lith. Druck u. Verlag v. Wilh. Hermes in Berlin". The front covers of these 4 books are identical to each other with the exception of the part number. The title and publishing information are centered within an ornate floral and decorative frame that contains four small vignettes in each of the four corners, each depicting a process of art-making. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. The back covers contain a publisher's advertisement for "Hermes' Drawing Copies." "8-" (price) is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover of Part 410. "4-" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of Part 413.
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Hermes
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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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William Hermes' United States Drawing-School, No. 144 and No. 197
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Two drawing books entitled William Hermes' United States Drawing-School, by William Hermes, published by Janentzky & Co., Philadelphia, circa 1870. These two drawing books are labeled as Nos. 144 and 197. Each contains 6 numbered plates of lithograph portraits. No. 197 contains two additional plates, one is numbered 222.5, the other 331.5; both plates are laid in at the end. The portraits in No. 144 are of women and appear to be Middle Eastern and North African. The plates in No. 197 are of Caucasian women and children. At the bottom of each plate in No. 144 is the statement "Lith. Druck u. Verlag v. Wilh. Hermes in Berlin." None of the plates in No. 197 are labeled. The front covers of these two books are identical to each other with the exception of the part number stamped at the top, within the frame. The title and publisher information is surrounded by a floral and ornate decorative frame, with small vignettes within each of the four corners, each depicting a process of art-making. At the top of each cover is printed "Honourable Mention at the International Exhibition of 1862." The insides of the front and back covers, as well as the back covers, are blank.
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Lithographer
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The Jay T. Last collection of printing and publishing: Louis Prang archive contains over 3,600 items dating from 1858 to 1916, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1860 to 1897. This archive chronicles the business history of Boston lithographer Louis Prang through art prints, advertisements, printed volumes, and promotional ephemera produced by L. Prang & Co. and its successor companies: Prang Educational Company and Taber Prang Art Co. The archive also contains catalogs, certificates, price lists, business records and correspondence, personal letters and photographs, news clippings, and original art considered for lithographic reproduction. The collection provides a resource for studying the business and output of one of the most influential major lithographic firms in the United States in the 19th century. The images provide information about American tastes and culture as well as the evolution of advertising strategies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As graphic materials, the prints offer evidence of developing techniques and trends in printmaking, and of the artists, lithographers, printers, and publishers involved in the creative process.
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