Currier & Ives produced some of the most famous and memorable images of nineteenth century America. Their lithographs were amount the first "cheap" pictures available to the burgeoning middle class in the United States, and Currier & Ives sold millions of prints during its seventy-two year-existence. But how accurate a reflection were these images of the U.S. at the time? The work and legacy of the "printmakers to the American People" is explored by examining lithographs that span the firm's years of operation (1835-1907). Learn how Currier & Ives and their scores of artists created an idealized vision of the young nation for an expanding, industrializing populace-one that highlighted prosperity and progress, but also utilized controversial and racist depictions of minorities, immigrants, and Indigenous peoples to tell its stories. Instructor: Josh Dubbert, Hayes Presidential Center