Printmakers to the People, focuses on the personal stories of Currier & Ives and how they met, the history of their firm and its phenomenal growth, and an examination of whether the company was creating an American identity or actually recording its history. Also examined is how lithography changed our view of the world.

Cheap and Popular Pictures investigates the process of lithography in detail and what makes a good print. The passion of collectors who seek out the many Currier & Ives prints still in circulation is also looked at as is some of the more popular images and the stories behind them.