The Kellogg Brothers were a family of
lithograph
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ers and
printmaker
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s in
Hartford, Connecticut
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from about 1830 to the end of the 19th century. The brothers were Jarvis Griggs Kellogg (1805–1873), Daniel Wright Kellogg (1807–1874), Edmund Burke Kellogg (1809–1872), and Elijah Chapman Kellogg (1811–1881). They operated in a series of partnerships, between themselves and with others, the firms having a variety of names that involved "Kellogg". They issued decorative prints that became popular for domestic use in American homes; they were second to the New York firm of
Currier & Ives in their commercial success.
Information about the Kellogg brothers from a commercial print shop
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Further reading
*Finlay, Nancy, ed. 2009. ''Picturing Victorian America: Prints by the Kellogg Brothers of Hartford'', Connecticut, 1830–1880. Hartford: The Connecticut Historical Society.
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References
American lithographers
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