Hardcover
1991 · Boston, Mass
by Pierce, Sally and Catharina Slautterback
Boston, Mass: The Boston Athenaeum, 1991. Hardcover. VG- stain to rear cover and dust jacket. light corner/edge wear to dj.. Gray cloth covered boards; color illustrated dj; 182 pp; profusely illustrated with color and bw plates. A beautifully illustrated bibliography from the Boston Athenaeum which covers fifty years of popular printmaking in Boston. It includes an introductory essay which traces the development of lithographic printing in Boston. Two reference sections list more detailed information, with the Directory of Boston Lithographic listing 118 firms, giving names, addresses, and date of operations. Each entry includes a biographical sketch of the firm owners, the history and artists and publishers connected with each one. The Biographies of Lithographic Artist profile the careers of 62 artistis who drew on stone for Boston lithographers and cite examples of their work in the Boston Athenaeum collection. - Amazon.
(Inventory #: 115606)