June 7, 2016 - June 4, 2017 - Over seven decades, Currier & Ives produced nearly 9,000 print designs that were distributed nationally through a successful marketing network. They printed pictures at an affordable price that reflected public interests of the time, making them accessible to most of the public. Currier & Ives did not play favorites in the political arena, often printing promotional lithographs for both sides of a political race or images that reflected multiple sides of social issues. Currier & Ives popularized American political values by identifying movements and individuals as unifying symbols of patriotism. This ideology created a visual lexicon for national identity.
Dates:June 07, 2016 11:00 am to July 04, 2017 05:00 pm
Address: 21 Edwards Street , Springfield, Massachusetts 01103 , United States
Phone:413-263-6800
Contact:Springfield Museums
Website:https://springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/american-presidents-currier-ives-and-politics-in-the-19th