Images of value: the artwork behind US security engraving : 1830s-1980s

America became the world leader in security engraving by the 1860s, a result of the antebellum banking system; and picture engraving was the key defense against counterfeiting. Original works by American artists such as F. O. C. Darley, Henry Inman, James D. Smillie, Walter Shirlaw, Alonzo E. Foring...

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1. Verfasser: Tomasko, Mark D. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kelly, Jerry 1955- (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York The Grolier Club 2017
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Zusammenfassung:America became the world leader in security engraving by the 1860s, a result of the antebellum banking system; and picture engraving was the key defense against counterfeiting. Original works by American artists such as F. O. C. Darley, Henry Inman, James D. Smillie, Walter Shirlaw, Alonzo E. Foringer and others are represented in every medium, from beautiful watercolor drawings to large allegorical oil paintings, paired with the bank notes 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. Exhibition: Grolier Club, New York, USA (22.02.-29.04.2017)
Beschreibung:Catalogue of an exhibition at The Grolier Club, February 22-April 29, 2017
"Typeset in Didot types from the Hoefler Type Foundry, with Chevalier initials for display. Printed on Cougar Opaque paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly" -- Colophon
Beschreibung:173 Seiten 28 cm
ISBN:9781605830674

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