Frederick Law Olmsted Notman, James  (American)

This extraordinary network of lines was hand engraved with no tools other than the guide photograph, a hand held burin and a magnifying glass. [1 The image, a full page engraving published in The Century illustrated in 1893 was displayed in the exhibition "The Printed Picture’ held at The Museum of Modern Art, in New York in 2008-09. The print was used as an example of a highly crafted wood engraving made using a photograph as a guide. Frederick Law Olmsted is best known for his design of New York’s Central Park.

Reproduced / Exhibited

Benson Richard and Museum of Modern Art (New York N.Y.). The Printed Picture. Museum of Modern Art 2008.

MoMA Object number SC2008.1.148

References

[1] Benson Richard and Museum of Modern Art (New York N.Y.). The Printed Picture. Museum of Modern Art 2008.