Images of Value: The Artwork Behind Us Security Engraving, 1830s-1980s
Mark D. Tomasko
(Author)
William H. Gerdts
(Preface by)
Description
By the 1860s, America had become the world leader in security engraving, a result of the antebellum banking system; and picture engraving was the key defense against counterfeiting. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition held at the Grolier Club, this fully illustrated catalogue includes original works by American artists, such as F. O. C. Darley, Henry Inman, James D. Smillie, Walter Shirlaw, Alonzo E. Foringer, and others. Every medium is represented, from beautiful watercolor drawings to large allegorical oil paintings, each paired with the banknotes and securities on which the resulting engravings appeared. The frontispiece in each copy is an intaglio print of the vignette "Abundance," engraved by Robert Savage in 1927 from artwork by Alonzo E. Foringer. With a preface by William H. Gerdts.
Product Details
Price
$48.00
Publisher
Grolier Club
Publish Date
July 15, 2017
Pages
174
Dimensions
8.4 X 10.9 X 0.5 inches | 1.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781605830674
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William H. Gerdts (1929-2020) was a noted scholar of American art history, and wrote extensively on eighteenth and nineteenth century painting and sculpture, especially the American Impressionist movement and related topics. He was Professor of Art History at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (CUNY) for twenty-eight years. His works include the three-volume study Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting,1710-1920; Childe Hassam: Impressionist; American Impressionism; and William Glackens, all by Abbeville Press.