Philadelphia on stone
Subtitle: commercial lithography in Philadelphia, 1828-1878
By: edited by Erika Piola
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press; In association with the Library Company of Philadelphia
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, PA; [Philadelphia, Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780271052526
Subjects: Lithography; Commercial art; History
Other titles: Commercial lithography in Philadelphia, 1828-1878
Description: "A collection of essays examining the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. Analyzes the social, economic, and technological changes in the local trade from 1828 to 1878"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first fifty years of commercial lithography in Philadelphia : an overview of the trade, 1828-1878 / Erika Piola and Jennifer Ambrose; title: Putting Philadelphia on stone : an introduction to the techniques used / Michael Twyman; title: James Queen : chronicler of Philadelphia / Sara W. Duke; title: Peter S. Duval, Philadelphia's leading lithographer / Sarah J. Weatherwax; title: Lithographed plates for books and periodicals : a mainstay of Philadelphia lithographers / Christopher W. Lane; title: Commercial architecture in Philadelphia lithographs / Dell Upton; title: Drawn on the spot : Philadelphia sensational news-event lithographs / Erika Piola; title: Philadelphia lithography and American landscape / Donald H. Cresswell.