Collection, 1864-1900.

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Collection, 1864-1900.

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This is an artificial collection formed by gathering materials produced by L. Prang & Co. or items relating to Louis Prang that were not already part of another collection. It consists of a range of volumes produced between 1864 and 1891, including proof books, greeting cards, albums and album cards, a map of Boston, samples of advertisements produced by Prang, and teaching aids. Also included are a letter from Edwin A. Abbey and 118 cancelled checks from 1899 and 1900 signed by Louis Prang.

22 items : chiefly col. ill.

Winterthur Library

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Prang Educational Company

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The Prang Educational Company was founded in 1882 by Boston lithographer, Louis Prang, in order to publish drawing books and art material for use in schools. Mary Dana Hicks was the firm's editor. The company also offered training for teachers. From the description of The Prang examples of historic ornament, 1879. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665084 ...

L. Prang & Co.

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In the 1880s, L. Prang & Co. was commissioned by W.T. Walters to prepare 116 color plates for a book on his collection of oriental ceramics. It took three artists from the firm and nearly ten years to produce the chromolithographic plates. Five hundred copies of the book, Oriental Ceramics Art, were published in 1896. From the description of Proof book, 1891. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122555724 L. Prang & Co. made and published greeting cards for appr...

Prang, Louis, 1824-1909

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Louis Prang was born in Germany where took an active part in the Revolution of 1848. After emigrating to the U.S. Prang served as a mapper during the Civil War and transferred these skill to the business of printingg and lithography. Prang became an innovator in the printing and packaging of greeting cards, and also became interested in art education. From the description of Papers, 1871-1971. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122477111 Louis Prang (1824-190...