Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907) was a prolific printmaking firm that branded itself as the Grand Central Depot for Popular Prints. Specializing in hand-colored lithographs, the company churned out images of American life in every mood: bustling cityscapes, political satire, frontier mythologies, and holiday scenes ablaze with fireworks and sentiment. Their prints helped define the visual imagination of 19th-century America - mass-produced, idealized, and irresistibly theatrical.
