This research examines popular visual traditions in 19th- and 20th-century North Africa, including chromolithographs, under-glass paintings, and postcards, to explore how colonialism shaped, and was shaped by, everyday art practices. This research brings together Islamic art history, print studies, and colonial archives to investigate how commercial and governmental printmaking enterprises operated across the Maghrib and France. By tracing the circulation of images and labor between indigenous artists, settler institutions, and colonial authorities, this research aims to uncover how visual culture served both as a tool of empire and a medium of cultural resilience. The work challenges Eurocentric narratives and highlights the complexity of artistic production in the colonial Maghrib.