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The Stride of a century – Antique Wall Art

The Stride of a century, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876. — antique lithograph
The Stride of a century, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876.. Antique lithograph from the Balloons collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with The Stride of a century, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Here the national figure is Brother Jonathan, the lanky personification of the United States that preceded Uncle Sam in popular prints, shown striding through a century of progress. The print ties that stride to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, which opened in Fairmount Park that May to mark 100 years since the Declaration of Independence. Currier & Ives, the New York firm that issued thousands of inexpensive lithographs for a mass audience, produced such allegorical pieces to celebrate the anniversary and to reflect the country's pride in its industry and growth.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreLithographs 1870-1880.
NotesCurrier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6307
SubjectsCentennial Exhibition--(1876 :--Philadelphia, Pa.) Brother Jonathan--1870-1880. Centennial celebrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,812 × 3,001 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-183159

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