Exhibitions

Cut on Wood: The Art of Wood Engraving in America (1780-1900)

June 2, 1978 – January 31, 1979

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

3rd Floor

See on Map Floor Plan

See some 70 objects, including prints and the tools and printing blocks used in wood engraving, the technique utilized in mass production of book, newspaper and advertising poster illustrations during most of the 19th century in the United States.