About the Documentaries

They papered the country with peaceful farm scenes and merry sleigh rides – but can we really trace today’s visual barrage to Currier & Ives? Meet the firm that whet America’s appetite to see it all for ourselves: love & war, disasters & heroes, even the past & future. “Currier & Ives: Perspectives on America” is a 3-part documentary series from WGBY, narrated by NPR's Scott Simon. Find out how a Massachusetts boy became the nation's ‘Printmaker to the People’ with images that not only reflected the face of America, but helped shape it.

Currier & Ives: Perspectives on America is being distributed through American Public Television.

 

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