Louis Maurer

Artist

WA-00045093

Painting

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ2271456

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=3177
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Louis Maurer was a German-born American lithographer, and the father of the American painter Alfred Henry 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.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 13d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery

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