Series: The Birds of America
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1785 - 1851
Date finished: 1840-1844
Edition: First Royal Octavo
Printer: J.T. Bowen
Publisher: J.J. Audubon

Series: The Birds of America
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: 6 x 5 1/4 inches (image) 10 1/8 x 6 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1785 - 1851
Date finished: 1840-1844
Edition: First Royal Octavo
Printer: J.T. Bowen
Publisher: J.J. Audubon
Condition: Some very light off-setting. 

Series: The Birds of America
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1785 - 1851
Date finished: 1840-1844
Edition: First Royal Octavo
Printer: J.T. Bowen
Publisher: J.J. Audubon
Condition: Some very light off-setting.

Series: The Quadrupeds of North America
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: 7 x 10 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: American, 1785 - 1851
Date finished: 1849-1871
Edition: Octavo
Condition: Some minor soiling in the margins. Drawn by John Woodbhouse Auduon, but released with the collected works under his father's name, John James Audubon.

Series: From the book Parallèlement by Paul Verlaine, Page 43
Medium: Lithograph in pink
Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sheet)
Artist details: French, 1867 - 1947
Date finished: 1887-1900
Printer: Auguste Clot
Publisher: Imprimerie Nationale de France

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches
Artist details: American, 1963
Date finished: 2013
Edition: AP of 3

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist):

"Deborah Maris Lader's prints captivate me with their symbolic storytelling and strike a beautiful balance between dark and whimsical. This surreal lithograph, with its poignant symbolism, tells a complex story about personal growth and freedom. The girl holds a bird, calling out to its flock beyond the wall, and a kite that has begun to escape through a hole. She holds on to them as if they are parts of herself she can't quite let go of, especially while she herself is tangled in vines, passively trapped behind the wall. Her face looks vaguely pensive as she watches the flock of birds, perhaps wondering if she could free herself one day. I hope she does."

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1969
Date finished: 2003
Edition: of 23

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"The Wise Virgin by Jenny Schmid references the parable Jesus told about five foolish virgins and five wise virgins meeting their bridegroom for the first time without warning in the Christian bible. The parable is meant as a metaphor for being ready for death at all times. Once this story came out of the mouths of men at the pulpit, it was twisted to be a warning about women who are unchaste. In this lithograph, the central character is a girl who is afraid - hunched over and ducking away from the devil and his poisonous alcohol. She’s also clutching her bibles as she avoids the temptation of the man at her heel, not looking out for the female creature she steps on, unknowingly. This piece is different from Schmid’s other works she made around this time with alternate worlds where girls are adventurers who break from society’s prescribed roles for them. Instead, she’s using her expert lithographic skills to illustrate the harsh dichotomy girls have pushed on them - be a good girl or be a bad girl."

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 16 x 12 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1969
Date finished: 2010
Edition: of 40

Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager):
"This wild, colorful lithograph from Jenny Schmid has all of the new energy I feel each spring. Her color palette is perfectly vibrant and fresh – even the flies following the skateboarders seem cheerful. It features some of Jenny's signature motifs, including eyes in the sky, text banners, and strong women. My favorite elements are the rat- and bird-girls, but there are treasures in every corner of this print."