Herb Fichter (1920-1995) was a master engraver and was considered one of the finest living practitioners in his art form. As of 1994 he was one of only fifteen of the world's rarest artisans in the North American. Although Herb won many awards during his career, one of his greatest honors was that of invitation in 1951 to exhibit his engravings in a one man show at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Later that year two pieces of Herb's work were placed in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. Other permanent collections are in the Kennedy Memorial Library, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mercantile Money Museum, and the American Print Collection.