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Norman Rockwell's “Four Freedoms”

New to our Colorado Springs gallery are all four of the iconic 1943 “Four Freedoms” War Bonds posters by Norman Rockwell. The series was a visual representation of the closing remarks of President ...

A Pair of Rare Nineteenth Century Cookbooks

More than simple recipe collections, nineteenth century cookbooks served as indispensable household manuals, offering guidance on everything from meal preparation and budgeting to home remedies, he...

Duval & Bowen: Pioneers of American Printmaking

This week I aim to shine a light on the stories of those players “behind the scenes” of history- the artists and engravers, historians, print and publishing houses, and illustrators who created the...

A Colonial Newspaper on the Boston Tea Party

As America marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, few artifacts capture the path to independence as vividly as a contemporary colonial newspaper. Discover how The Massachusetts Spy reported t...

John Muir’s "Steep Trails"

Among this month's newest acquisitions is a very collectible, large paper edition of John Muir's Steep Trails, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston and New York in 1918. This example is ...

Four Military Memoirs

These four influential military memoirs offer firsthand accounts of leadership, combat, and innovation across the two World Wars, tracing America’s rise as a global military power and the evolution...

Douglas Adams’ Highland Scenes

Douglas Adams was a celebrated late Victorian landscape and sporting artist known for dramatic Highland scenes that paired hunting, fishing, and golf with vast, atmospheric natural settings. This p...

Jefferson’s Declaration Draft, Inside a Civil War Chronicle

This week’s blog offers a rare and revealing glimpse into the creation of the Declaration of Independence through an 1866 engraving of Thomas Jefferson’s “Original Rough Draught,” complete with edi...

The Mexican-American War

By examining a contemporary musical composition, an important wartime map, and a General’s biography, we are able to trace the course of the Mexican-American War, see how information about the conf...

Classic Fairy Tales and Fables in the Golden Age of Illustration

The early twentieth century produced some of the most visually compelling and collectible editions of classic fairy tales and fables, as publishers sought to bring longstanding narratives to new au...