{"product_id":"picturesque-scenes-along-the-coast-of-maine-by-john-rix","title":"Picturesque Scenes Along the Coast of Maine- By John Rix","description":"\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Rix\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWoodblock print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublish Details: \u003c\/b\u003eNew York: Harper's Weekly, 1884, modern hand coloring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15 3\/4\u003c\/span\u003e x 22] in. (sheet), 19 3\/4 x 25 1\/2 in. (mat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConditions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in New York and distributed nationwide during the turbulent decades following the Civil War through the turn of the century, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e served as America's illustrated window to the world, before photography could be mass-reproduced. Its pages brought breaking news, political satire, literary culture, and, above all, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary wood-engraved illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e created by the era's most accomplished artists working directly from the field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese prints represent far more than decorative antiquities. They are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eprimary historical documents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: eyewitness renderings of presidential inaugurations, Civil War battles, Western expansion, industrial revolution, and the daily life of a nation in transformation. Artists were dispatched to sketch on location, often under demanding conditions—with engravers then translating those drawings into remarkably detailed prints with astonishing speed. The result is a body of work unmatched in immediacy and narrative richness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JCE (WSG)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48210615533722,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/8193\/3210\/files\/HWMaineCoastc.jpg?v=1780780697","url":"https:\/\/jcegallery.com\/products\/picturesque-scenes-along-the-coast-of-maine-by-john-rix","provider":"JCE Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}