Tree of Life – Historic Print
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A window into the past: Tree of Life, preserved in this antique lithograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Tree of Life
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The "Tree of Life" title sets this chromolithograph apart from the other pictures on the Apples board, since its subject is a symbolic tree rather than fruit alone. The record credits G. Butters as artist and the Rev. J.A. Hammond as designer, a division of labor common in illustrated prints of the period, when a clergyman might supply the concept and a commercial lithographer the drawing. Chromolithography built color from a separate stone for each hue, which made it costly but popular in the 1880s and 1890s for bringing painted-looking color into homes, schools and churches. Looking closely shows how many layers of ink went into each tint.
| Created / published | c. 1892 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print, chromolithograph |
| Notes | G. Butters, artist. Designed by Rev. J.A. Hammond |
| Original scan | 2,746 × 3,714 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 18 |
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