1) Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 27, 1813 to November 20, 1888 (aged 75), was an American lithographer. He headed the company Currier & Ives with James Ives.
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2) He attended public school until age fifteen, when he was apprenticed to the Boston printing firm of William and John Pendleton. Currier learned the process in their shop.
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3) In 1835, Currier started his own lithographic business as an eponymous sole proprietorship, initially engaged in the standard of printing sheet music, letterheads, handbills, & other related products.
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4) However, he soon took his work in a new direction, creating pictures of current events. In 1840, Currier began to move away from job printing and into independent print publishing.
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5) In 1850, James Ives went to work for Currier’s firm as bookkeeper. His skills as a businessman & marketer contributed significantly to the growth of the company. In 1857, he was made a full partner.
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6) Currier & Ives are best known as creators of popular art prints, such as Christmas, landscapes, or depictions of Victorian urban sophistication. Over decades, the firm created roughly 7,500 images.
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