Hiawatha's Wedding, Louis Maurer; Currier & Ives

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Louis Maurer, artist
1832–1932
Currier & Ives, printer and publisher
active 1834–1907
Hiawatha's Wedding, 1858
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: lithograph
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 342 x 464 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 7/16 x 18 1/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 457 x 559 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 18 x 22 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William M. Weidemann
Accession number: 1946.0052
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Brosseau Center for Learning: Centenarians

Louis Maurer immigrated to America in 1851 with his family. He worked as a lithographer for Currier & Ives, earning a beginning salary of five dollars a week. From 1872 to 1884, he had his own successful lithographic firm. Maurer began studying painting at age 50. As a later-career painter, he made two extensive trips to the American West, one of them in 1885 as the guest of Buffalo Bill Cody. On the second trip, he produced numerous Rocky Mountain paintings and depictions of animals. At the age of 99, he had his first solo exhibition in New York City.

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