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Title |
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Reprint sheet 19. |
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Creator |
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (engraver)
Brown, Nathan, wood engraver (engraver)
Minot (engraver) |
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Contributors |
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Lossing & Barritt (engraver) |
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Description |
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting with top left: lion preparing to pounce on giraffe, signed D. H. Strother and N. Brown Sc.; indigenous people wearing feathered headdresses greet European man wearing plumed hat; man, seated under tree, watches approaching horse-drawn wagon; two uniformed military officers and one young man by bivouac; child watching mouse and lizard; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; man in top hat and holding cane standing on rock, looking at waterfalls, signed Strother and Minot Sc.; bird on snow-covered tree branch; two girls playing with dolls under umbrella; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; girl standing outside without coat, holding paper toward falling snow; "Great Menagerie" circus tent, with boys, men and women outside, and someone sneaking in underneath canvas, signed D. H. Strother; woman and young girl watching ducks swim in water and hen and chicks in grass; woman and girl sitting on porch on moonlit night, signed by D. H. Strother; three boys and a girl sailing boats in a washtub; butterfly flying above blooming rose; two girls playing with dolls and dog; woman and young girl visiting chickens in henhouse; man holding cage containing mice; women and children fleeing mountainside home due to avalanche, signed Lossing-Barritt; boy leaning on fence on moonlit night; four children, one wearing bonnet, glasses, and apron, and one wearing dunce cap, playing school; swans, ducks, and geese on pond and flying in formation. |
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Subject |
Animals
Indians of North America
Men
Discovery & exploration
Military personnel
Uniforms
Soldiers
Children
Snow
Play (Recreation)
Toys
Circuses & shows
Sailboats
Wash tubs
Butterflies
Disasters |
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Date Original |
18--? |
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Object Type |
Wood engravings |
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Related Images |
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheets 6-1, 6-2, 8-1, 8-2, 10-2, 16-2, 20-3, 21-1, 23-1, 24-1, 24-2, 29-1, and 31-2. |
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Source |
17 9/16 x 22 9/16 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library. |
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Citation Information |
See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/morton#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
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Collection |
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection |
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Collection Website |
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/ |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Ordering Information |
The University of Louisville welcomes fair use of this website and its contents. For further information about publications, broadcasts, or public displays of collection items, please contact artlib@louisville.edu. |
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Image Number |
ULAL Morton Woodblocks Reprint 19 |
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Rating |
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John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
