Louis Maurer
He was the last surviving artist known to have been employed by Currier and Ives. Prior to his death, Maurer was extensively interviewed about the firm by collector and connoisseur Harry T. Peters for his book Currier & Ives, Printmakers to the American People. Maurer was born in Biebrich, Germany, and studied anatomy, mechanical drawing, and lithography in Mainz before immigrating to the United States in 1851.
Louis Maurer
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- Born
- 1832. · Biebrich.
- Died
- 1932. · New York City.
- Nationality
- Germany and United States.
- Languages
- German.
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He was the last surviving artist known to have been employed by Currier and Ives. Prior to his death, Maurer was extensively interviewed about the firm by collector and connoisseur Harry T. Peters for his book Currier & Ives, Printmakers to the American People. Maurer was born in Biebrich, Germany, and studied anatomy, mechanical drawing, and lithography in Mainz before immigrating to the United States in 1851.
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Born at Biebrich in 1832, died in New York City in 1932.
The recorded working language is German. Work by Louis Maurer is recorded in the collections of Corcoran Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Print Collection.
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1832
Louis Maurer born at Biebrich.
1932
Louis Maurer died at New York City.
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- 1.Louis Maurer, 100, Oldest Artist, Dies. The New York Times. 15. 1932-07-20. 0362-4331.
- 2.Peter H. Falk. Who Was Who in American Art. Sound View Press. 1985. 0-932087-00-0.
- 3.Peters, Harry Twyford. Currier & Ives, printmakers to the American people. Doubleday. 1942.
- 4.OCLC. Louis Maurer Collection, 1850–1932.
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