[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLD PRINT SHOP

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 110th 
anniversary of the Old Print Shop, an American and New York landmark 
located at 150 Lexington Avenue in New York City.
  The Old Print Shop celebrates 110 years under four generations of 
Newman family.
  Its headquarters for almost 75 of those years has been on Lexington 
Avenue in an unpretentious brownstone with old wooden floors and 
antique display cases. The shop has been described as having Old World 
charm. At the helm are second and third generation Newman's who enjoy 
what has been the hallmark of the shop, buying and selling fine prints, 
maps, and books.
  The Old Print Shop has supplied prints and paintings to many public 
and private art collections including the Library of Congress, the 
State Department, and the National Portrait Gallery. It strives to 
present a friendly and helpful atmosphere to both experts and beginning 
collectors. The comfortable interior encourages browsing through the 
thousands of prints, which are organized by subject, artist, and size. 
The shop has grown considerably since its humble beginnings as a 
portrait gallery and now carries a broad selection of American graphic 
arts from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and a wide selection 
of antique maps. The Old Print Shop has also expanded by taking over 
the ground floor of the adjoining building at 152 Lexington Avenue, 
where the focus is on art reference, illustrated, fine art, and color 
plate books.
  Following in the footsteps of his father, the late Harry Shaw Newman, 
his son, Kenneth M. Newman, helped to build many collections of 
American primitive art and to concentrate the attention of the public 
on American printmakers, especially Currier & Ives and other publishers 
from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
  Robert K. Newman, Kenneth's elder son, and his younger son, Harry 
Shaw Newman, share in their father's knowledge and love of prints, 
paintings, and art history. In recent years, Robert K. Newman's son, 
Brian has joined the shop as fourth generation in the business.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that the House recognize this remarkable family 
who have contributed so much toward the preservation and appreciation 
of American history through their business acumen at the Old Print Shop 
in New York City and their associated gallery, the Old Print Gallery in 
Washington, DC.

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