Title |
Kramer, Peter |
Alternate title |
Kraemer, Peter |
Date |
July 24, 1823-July 30, 1907 |
Description |
Peter Kramer, an artist, painter, and lithographer born in Zweibrücken, Germany on July 24, 1823, was active in Philadelphia
ca. 1848-ca. 1865. Kramer immigrated to New York on the Hendrik Hudson in October 1847 and settled in Philadelphia shortly
there after. He partnered with P. S. Duval to delineate lithographs as early as 1848, including "Charles Oakford's 1848 &
49 Fashions for Hats, Caps & Furs, Wholesale & Retail Establishment, No. 104 Chestnut St., Philadelphia." He also designed
political cartoons, including "The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia" for L. N. Rosenthal and sheet music covers,
including "City Museum Polka," for Thomas Sinclair in the early 1850s. By 1853, he operated from 116 Chestnut Street with
lithographer Edward Herline and map publisher James D. Scott. Many sources indicate that Kramer left the states in 1857 to
open a studio in Stuttgart, Germany, but Philadelphia city directory listings, census information, and the imprint of the
Civil War satire "Shadows of the Times" (1862) published by Kramer and French-born lithographer Caspar Muringer suggest he
remained in Philadelphia until ca. 1865. By the 1870 census, Peter Kramer, artist, lives in New York City (Ward 17) with his
family.
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During his career in Philadelphia, Kramer lived with his German-born wife Louisa (b. ca. 1823) and their five children north
of Center City in the Spring Garden and Northern Liberties neighborhoods. By about 1857, Kramer probably relocated his residence
to New Jersey - censuses for 1860 and 1870 indicate that their daughter Julia was born in New Jersey ca. 1857. By 1880, Kramer
resided at 231 East Tenth Street in New York, but by 1900, he lived with his daughter Julia and her family in Brooklyn, New
York (Ward 25), where he died on July 30, 1907.
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
References |
See Duval, P. S.; Herline, Edward; Muringer, Caspar; Rosenthal, L. N.; and Sinclair, Thomas |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 |
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Groce & Wallace, 376-377 |
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Library Company of Philadelphia research file |
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Merrill, 141 |
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 |
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Passport Application, 1795-1905 |
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Peters, 255 |
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Philadelphia Business & City Directories, 1852-1865 (intermittently) |
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WWWAA, 1899 |