Set in stone : lithography in Paris, 1815-1900 /
Known for its collection of French prints and posters, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has rich holdings of lithographs made over the course of the 1800s, including examples from lithography's early years in Paris to iconic color posters from the 1890s. Invented around 1796, litho...
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Munich, Germany : New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Hirmer ; Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University,
[2018]
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Acquisition Notes: | Gift of Ofelia Garcia |
| Summary: | Known for its collection of French prints and posters, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has rich holdings of lithographs made over the course of the 1800s, including examples from lithography's early years in Paris to iconic color posters from the 1890s. Invented around 1796, lithography introduced a new process and new opportunities for the creation and circulation of printed images. Artists, printers, and publishers embraced the new medium for its relative ease and economic advantages as compared with the established printmaking media of woodcut, engraving, and etching. Taking root in Paris around 1815 after the fall of Napoleon's empire, the art and industry of lithography grew in tandem with the city, as it became Europe's artistic and urban capital over the course of the nineteenth century. Lithographs played a distinct role in both documenting and advancing (and often satirizing) the various and competing art movements of the period as publishers responded to the unprecedented demand for printed images of all types. Exhibition: Zimmerli Art Museum/Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA (20.1. - 29.7.2018). |
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| Item Description: | This book accompanies the exhibition Set in Stone: Lithography in Paris, 1815-1900, organized by the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, January 20-July 30, 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 183 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783777429946 3777429945 |