Philadelphia on Stone
Pennsylvania State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-271-05252-6 (ISBN)
Philadelphia on Stone is the first work in over fifty years to examine the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. The capstone to the Library Company of Philadelphia’s multifaceted Philadelphia on Stone project, this heavily illustrated volume of thematic essays provides an analysis of the social, economic, and technological changes in the local trade from 1828 to 1878; biographies of premier lithographers P. S. Duval and James Queen; and new insights about genres of lithographs pertaining to book illustration, advertising, sensational news, and landscape imagery.
Illustrated with more than 130 full-color images, the text will appeal to local historians, scholars of printing history, and those studying visual and popular culture, advertising, and economic history. The depicted advertisements, cityscape and bird’s-eye views, disaster prints, and zoological illustrations document Philadelphia while showcasing the skilled work of the city’s lithographers. Philadelphia on Stone highlights the finesse and allure of the lithographic process, which radically altered the visual landscape of Philadelphia and the country.
Erika Piola is Associate Curator of Prints and Photographs at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1The First Fifty Years of Commercial Lithography in Philadelphia: An Overview of the Trade, 1828–1878
Erika Piola and Jennifer Ambrose
2Putting Philadelphia on Stone: An Introduction to the Techniques Used
Michael Twyman
3James Queen: Chronicler of Philadelphia
Sara W. Duke
4Peter S. Duval, Philadelphia’s Leading Lithographer
Sarah J. Weatherwax
5Lithographed Plates for Books and Periodicals: A Mainstay of Philadelphia Lithographers
Christopher W. Lane
6Commercial Architecture in Philadelphia Lithographs
Dell Upton
7Drawn on the Spot: Philadelphia Sensational News-Event Lithographs
Erika Piola
8Philadelphia Lithography and American Landscape
Donald H. Cresswell
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.10.2012 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 134 Halftones, color |
| Verlagsort | University Park |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1746 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-271-05252-X / 027105252X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-271-05252-6 / 9780271052526 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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