Harris, Jones & Co
Leading US Sunday School lithographer
The Providence partnership of Harris & Jones entered into business as commercial lithographers in 1868, and became the Providence Lithograph Company circa 1875. In 1878, the firm began to emphasize religious lesson material for Sunday schools, and grew to become the leading printers of Sunday School lesson material in the country. Most of their work was done directly for the educational and publishing wings of the larger Protestant denominations. They also published periodicals and a small number of illustrated religious books under the imprints of Harris-Jones and the Religious Press. The company maintained a large library of artwork, mostly of biblical subjects. It commissioned some original artwork, and also negotiated for publishing rights or commissioned reproductions of existing works. Much of the artwork was licensed for American use from British publishers such as Eyre & Spottiswoode and the Lutterworth Press. The company did not generally produce individual prints of its art, or license its art to other commercial publishers.
Artworks by this artist
- Christ comforting his disciples 1891
- Visit of the wise men 1894
- The twelve sent forth 1894
- Visit of the wise men, flight into Egypt 1894
- Christ’s first miracle 2 1891
- Christ and Nicodemus 1890
- The twelve sent forth 2 1894
- Christ and the blind man 2 1891
- Saul of Tarsus converted 2 1891
- Saul of Tarsus converted 1891
- Flight into Egypt 1894
- Christ and Nicodemus 2 1890
- Christ and the blind man 1891
- Christ’s first miracle 1891
- Joseph forgiving his brethren 1894
- Joseph forgiving his brethren 2 1894
- Christ comforting his disciples 2 1891