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[James Garfield and family in library(?)] – Vintage Wall Art

[James Garfield and family in library(?)], c1882. — antique lithograph
[James Garfield and family in library(?)], c1882.. Antique lithograph from the Presidents 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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This rare antique lithograph captures [James Garfield and family in library(?)] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Shown in what the catalog tentatively places in a library, this color lithograph brings James A. Garfield together with his family. Garfield was shot in July 1881 and died that September, so a family portrait made about a year later reads as a memorial as much as a record of the household. The print came from Kurz & Allison, a Chicago firm of art publishers that sold colored lithographs to a broad public, and it was registered for copyright in 1882. Its circulation reflects how eagerly Americans kept images of a president whose death had shocked the nation.

Created / publishedc1882.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenrePortrait prints 1880-1890.Group portraits 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890.
Notes142592 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Kurz & Allison, art publishers, Chicago.
SubjectsGarfield, James A. (James Abram),--1831-1881--Family.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,379 × 1,092 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218838

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