Perry Pictures Company was located in Malden, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It produced rotogravure? pictures on good quality stock paper useful for children illustrating school projects and reports in art, history, geography, etc. It was founded in 1897 and lasted probably to the mid-fifties. It's business was mostly mail order from a catalog. I grew up in Malden and used to visit the company in person. It was located in a old building in a side street. You climbed a flight of rickety stairs to visit the office, peruse the catalog, and make purchases. I still have a few 5x7 pictures (Roman antiquity) in my possession.
1898- Eugene Ashton and Ella Perry publish the Perry Magazine for School and Home through 1906. The Perry Magazine was a marketing and communications vehicle from a company involved in schoolroom decoration and the picture study movement at the end of the nineteenth century. The magazine promoted the use of small, inexpensive, reproductions of fine art and contemporary photographs in lessons. Many of the articles in the Perry Magazine contained lessons about moral and ethical issues as well as art history and art appreciation. The content of the Perry Magazine was determined by the economic, social, and political issues of the day. Eugene and Ella met as school principals in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The story of their marriage and business is one of success as capitalist ventures. Having been teachers they understood what teachers needed. The Perry Magazine had a large influence on the introduction of art appreciation and art reproductions into the public school curriculum. Before the publication of the Perry Magazine only the elite had access to fine art. [Ann Rahoi, Fall 2002]
yes my name is carl pries my E-MAIL IS occupy48@yahoo.com i have a print of the last supper from painting by leonardo da vinci #1452-1519. copyright.1910. by eugene a. perry. the perry pictures 280.boston edition. i would like info on this print thank you carl pries
Post by linda ella perry on Mar 12, 2007 20:28:18 GMT -5
Lucy said:
1898- Eugene Ashton and Ella Perry publish the Perry Magazine for School and Home through 1906. The Perry Magazine was a marketing and communications vehicle from a company involved in schoolroom decoration and the picture study movement at the end of the nineteenth century. The magazine promoted the use of small, inexpensive, reproductions of fine art and contemporary photographs in lessons. Many of the articles in the Perry Magazine contained lessons about moral and ethical issues as well as art history and art appreciation. The content of the Perry Magazine was determined by the economic, social, and political issues of the day. Eugene and Ella met as school principals in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The story of their marriage and business is one of success as capitalist ventures. Having been teachers they understood what teachers needed. The Perry Magazine had a large influence on the introduction of art appreciation and art reproductions into the public school curriculum. Before the publication of the Perry Magazine only the elite had access to fine art. [Ann Rahoi, Fall 2002]
Any info on two 10x12 Niagara Falls pictures I have would be greatly appreciated. They are dated 1901 and 1908 numbered 1425.F. and 1424 and marked extra size. Thanks ....... Steve srlpt@cox.net
I HAVE A COPYRIGHT PICTURE OF THE MONUMENT,BRIDGE,AND MINUTE-MAN,CONCORD,MASS and i was wondering if anyone might no the value it says copyright,1898, by F. M.PERRY MALDEN,MASS ;D
I am putting my father's teenage diaries on-line at wallyaddy.blogspot.com. For June 2, 1938 he writes: "Received some Perry Pictures which I ordered with Laura [his sister] last week. Got "The Dying Gaul," "Victory of Samothrace," and others."
I was happy to find all the information on the Perry Pictures here in this thread.
Just went online today to find out about the history of The Perry Pictures. I also have about 200 still in the original quasi-leather case. I was an art teacher and assumed they were made for art education. Good for the Perry's for advancing the Arts in education.
Post by Cara Weston on Dec 21, 2008 12:43:02 GMT -5
I also have a collection of Perry Pictures, most dated 1907-1913. It is all art/artists and I probably have around 200 in a leather case marked "Italien Art'. It is good to know a little about th :)em, thanks:)