Bird’s Eye View of Highspire
Item
Title
Bird’s Eye View of Highspire
Creator
Herman Brosius
American, 1851–1917
Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wisconsin
American, 1851–1917
Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wisconsin
Date
1873
Materials
Color lithograph
Measurements
19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm)
Description
Born in the small town of Darlington, Wisconsin, about fifty miles southwest of Madison, Herman Brosius worked mostly with lithographers throughout the Midwest and in parts of Ontario, Canada. He did travel east to produce some views in 1873; however, all but one were of towns and cities in New York State. One reason why he might have journeyed into south central Pennsylvania to draw this view is because Highspire, located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River just below Harrisburg, was the hometown of Wisconsin publisher Joseph Stoner, with whom Brosius worked regularly.
Source
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, partial gift and purchase from John C. O’Connor and Ralph M. Yeager.
Identifier
86.463
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.