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Imprint Annotated Bibliography - 1980
27. Cunha, George M. .Print Care.. Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1980), 24-26; and no. 2 (Autumn 1980), 31-33. See also item 36.
Cunha briefly describes important aspects of print care, including storage in a stable environment in which appropriate temperature and humity levels are maintained, low levels of light, and storage in acid-free materials. The second installment discusses simple cleaning procedures.
28. Helfand, William H. "The Medical Theme in American Political Prints." Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1980), 2-8.
Through the use of medical imagery in political cartoons, Helfand explores the intensity of popular political sentiment as expressed through the practice of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacology in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Helfand's survey covers the period from Paul Revere through Thomas Nast.
29. Moss, Michael E. "Early Prints of the Military Academy in<br> the West Point Museum." Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1980), 20-23.
Opened in 1854, the Museum at West Point contains some 20,000 artifacts including 3,000 prints depicting American battle scenes, military uniforms, and West Point itself. Moss surveys this portion of the collection, which appeals to those interested in the Hudson River Valley as well as military history. Included are prints by John Hill after George Catlin, the designs by William Henry Bartlett, and works published in the pictorial press.
30. Sloan, Helen Farr. "John Sloan: His Early Years." Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1980), 9-14.
The artist John Sloan (1871-1951) started his career as an etcher and illustrator. His daughter records his early life and training as an artist. He learned to etch, for example, by using Hamerton's Handbook. A number of his etchings, based on photographs, were made for A. Edward Newton, a Philadelphia merchant and collector. In 1892 he began to work for the Philadelphia Inquirer, which eclipsed his work as an etcher.
31. Wiehl, Lee. "Four Lithographs of John Woodhouse Audubon's Gold Rush Journey." Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1980), 15-19.
During 1849 Audubon traveled to the California gold fields, making numerous sketches during his trip. Four lithographs were published by Nagel and Weingartner in 1851. Wiehl describes the circumstances of their creation and publication, noting that although an ambitious publication was envisioned, only one part of Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California was issued. Wiehl compares the drawings and the prints.
32. Bumgardner, Georgia B. "Aspects of American Book Illustration: Technology, Natural Science, and Literature." Vol. 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1980), 2-11.
Bumgardner surveys three aspects of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century book illustration. The illustrations discussed document the growth of interest in American subject matter, the importance of illustrations as visual stimulation for children and their relation to the popularity of specific texts, and their significance as records of American thought, culture, and history.
33. Gartland, Joan W. "The Print Collection of the Robert H. Tannahill Research Library." Vol. 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1980), 24-27.
Gartland, the librarian at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, notes a number of interesting broadsides, prints, trade catalogues, almanacs, maps, and prints in the collection.
34. Urquhart, Ross. "The Print Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society." Vol. 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1980), 20-23.
Founded in 1791, the Massachusetts Historical Society has collected prints from its earliest days. Urquhart mentions a number of rare and interesting eighteenth-century British and American prints. The Society also has nineteenth-century lithographs and an interesting collection of the work of Will Bradley, given in 1957 by the artist's daughter.
35. Wiet, John Phillip. "McKenney-Hall Prints from the History of the Indian Tribes of North America." Vol. 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1980), 12-19.
After a brief survey of relations between native Americans and settlers, Wiet discusses McKenney's idea that resulted in the series of portraits painted by Charles Bird King and the published lithographs issued in Philadelphia between 1836 and 1844 with text by Thomas Loraine McKenney and James Hall. Wiet also describes the publication history of this complex project that involved several publishers and lithographers.
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