A Midnight Race on the Mississippi / Frances Flora Palmer

Essay/Description

This is a reference image scanned from an older transparency.

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

A Midnight Race on the Mississippi

Creator(s):

Frances Flora Palmer (Artist)

Currier & Ives (Publisher)

Nathaniel Currier (Engraver)

Culture:

American

Date:

1860

Materials/Techniques:

lithograph with watercolor (hand coloring) on paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Hand-colored Lithograph

Accession No:

15.562

Previous Number(s):

1526.562; 26428

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 18in. (45.7cm)
Width: 28in. (71.1cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Frances Flora Palmer

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Palmer, Frances Flora Bond

Birth Date:

1812

Death Date:

1876

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

British graphic artist, active in the United States, 1812-1876

Gender:

female

Note:

British graphic artist working in United States.

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Currier & Ives

Role(s):

Publisher

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Events:

location (activity or state)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Nathaniel Currier

Role(s):

Engraver

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Currier, Nathaniel

Birth Date:

1813

Death Date:

1888

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American printmaker, 1813-1888

Gender:

male

Note:

Currier had apprenticeships in Boston and Philadelphia. He set up a print publishing company in New York City in 1834. He hired his brother-in-law, Ives, as bookkeeper in 1852 and made him a partner in 1857, creating the firm of Currier & Ives.

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

chromolithographs, female artist, landscapes (environments), Mississippi River, moon, night, paddle steamer, paper (fiber product), prints, smoke, woman artist

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Palmer, Frances. A Midnight Race on the Mississippi. 15.562. 1860. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15562 (06/24/2016).

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A Midnight Race on the Mississippi / Frances Flora Palmer

Essay/Description

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

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