ampampquotEngravings for the peopleampampquot a fresh appraisal of the printmakers Currier ampampamp Ives and their vision of AmericaCurrier ampampamp Ives was a powerhouse of 19thcentury publishing and had an immeasurable influence on American visual culture. Founded in New York in 1834 by Nathaniel Currier the company expanded to include a new partner James Merritt Ives after 1857. Currier ampampamp Ives produced millions of affordably priced copies of over 7000 original lithographs living up to its selfappointed title as ampampquotThe Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints.ampampquot The firm took advantage of New York Citys booming arts culture in the latter half of the 19th century but its output was not seen as fine art by critics nor was it intended as such.