Currier & Ives

Currier & Ives, establishment of U.S. lithographers who produced over 4,000 popular color prints depicting sports, historic events, and scenes of daily life. The business was founded (1834) in New York City by Nathaniel Currier (1813–88), who was joined (1857) by James Merritt Ives (1824–95). It closed in 1907.

See also: Lithography.