Artist: Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888).
Artist: James M. Ives (American, 1824–1895).
Title: Little Willie.
Titled and Signed in plate: Published by Currier & Ives. Little Willie. 152 Nassau St. New York.
Dimensions: Sheet 13" x 8 1/2".
Publisher: Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888) and James M. Ives (American, 1824–1895).
Date: 1857-1907.
Materials and Techniques: hand-colored lithograph on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Fair. Trimmed margins, tears, holes, discolorations. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Indianapolis Museum of Art (Deaccessioned).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.
Notes:
- Two editions of this print are known, with different placement of the inscription. One has the inscription on the sides of the image, as seen in our lithograph, while the other has it below the image, like the print from the Indianapolis Museum's collection. The former is considered to be an earlier version.
- rare as all ephemera.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the Indianapolis Museum of Art collection.