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The Kid's Playground [proofs]
Lithographer: William Harring (American (born in Prussia), 1811–1894)
After: A. Bruith (19th century)
Printer: Louis Prang & Company (American, active 1860–1897)
After: A. Bruith (19th century)
Printer: Louis Prang & Company (American, active 1860–1897)
1866–67
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Bound album with 41 chromolithograph proofs, plus impression of final lithograph
Dimensions
Overall: 45.2 x 30 x 4 cm (17 13/16 x 11 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Wrightson Christopher
Accession Number1989.278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
[Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1866-67]
Description([Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1866-67]) 45.2 cm; 41 ff., most printed on one side, some carrying single-color proofs of other subjects on their versos; contemporary half red-brown cloth, thick cardboard (cream-colored phase box).
Album of proofs and color separations for the Prang chromolithograph "The Kid's Playground," lithographed by Harring after Bruith, published in 1867 by Prang. It is one of his earliest "full" chromos, composed of some 23 separate stones (by the numbered separations in the album). The first 19 of the separations are accompanied by a progressive proof of the image including the previously executed colors. Several early ones are signed in color pencil by Harring, and all carry measurements, color notations, etc.
Album of proofs and color separations for the Prang chromolithograph "The Kid's Playground," lithographed by Harring after Bruith, published in 1867 by Prang. It is one of his earliest "full" chromos, composed of some 23 separate stones (by the numbered separations in the album). The first 19 of the separations are accompanied by a progressive proof of the image including the previously executed colors. Several early ones are signed in color pencil by Harring, and all carry measurements, color notations, etc.
InscriptionsBlack ink on upper cover "Kids / Play Ground / Sh. 39 [earlier number crossed out]"
ProvenanceWrightson Christopher, by whom given to MFA, September 9, 1989.