Koehler, S. R (Sylvester Rosa) 1837-1900 Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Graphic Arts Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Halftone from Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
c. 1890s
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Portrait of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (1837-1900), curator of graphic arts at the United States National Museum at the Smithsonian Institution from 1886 to 1900. Koehler built the graphic arts collection at the National Museum, focusing on the history of the technical processes of graphic arts, rather than the engravings as art works. He collected American, as well as European, works, and participated in the many expositions held in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 14, Folder: Koehler
