Vine Arbor, from the series, Views in Central Park, New York, Part 3
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 in. × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick, 1947
Accession Number
47.91.25(40)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1864 the renowned firm Louis Prang & Co., *Vine Arbor* offers a charming glimpse into New York’s newly established Central Park. As part of the series *Views in Central Park, New York, Part 3*, this small color lithograph captures the park’s early appeal as a public oasis, where visitors—often depicted as women strolling or restingcould enjoy designed landscapes amid bustling city. Prang, a pioneer of chromolithography, specialized in vibrant printed images that brought art and scenery into everyday American homes. Measuring just 4 by 2⅜ inches, the work belongs to the category of ...
About the Artist
Louis Prang & Co. · 1800–1950
Louis Prang & Co. was the Boston printing firm that introduced the Christmas card to the American public and elevated chromolithography to the level of a serious art form. Its founder, Louis Prang (1824–1909), was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland), where he trained as a cloth printer and dyer. After participating in revolutionary activity against the Prussian government, he fled first...