Images of Value: The Artwork behind US Security Engraving, 1830s–1980s - Softcover

Tomasko, Mark D.

 
9781605830674: Images of Value: The Artwork behind US Security Engraving, 1830s–1980s
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1605830674 ISBN 13: 9781605830674
Publisher: The Grolier Club, 2017

Synopsis

By the 1860s, America had become the world leader in security engraving, a result of the antebellum banking system; and picture engraving was the key defense against counterfeiting. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition held at the Grolier Club, this fully illustrated catalogue includes original works by American artists, such as F. O. C. Darley, Henry Inman, James D. Smillie, Walter Shirlaw, Alonzo E. Foringer, and others. Every medium is represented, from beautiful watercolor drawings to large allegorical oil paintings, each paired with the banknotes 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. With a preface by William H. Gerdts.

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About the Author

Mark D. Tomasko is a historian, collector, author, and researcher of banknote engraving.

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Publisher
The Grolier Club
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1605830674
ISBN 13 
9781605830674
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
174