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1863
1863

1863 "EMANCIPATION OF THE NEGROES " Thomas Nast Antique Original Civil War

$ 131.47

Availability: 81 in stock
  • Color: Black & White
  • Printing Technique: Woodblock Printing
  • Artist: Thomas Nast
  • Medium: Engraving
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Features: unframed
  • Print Surface: Paper
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Year: 1863
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Style: Realism
  • Height (Inches): 16
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Quantity Type: Multi-Piece Work
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Subject: Slavery-Emancipation-Lincoln
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Originality: Original
  • Width (Inches): 22
  • Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899

    Description

    Published in Harper's Weekly,1863. "EMANCIPATION OF THE NEGROES, JANUARY 1863, THE PAST & THE FUTURE" Original  woodblock engraving double page. Measures approx. 16x22 in. Very Good Condition. "The top image shows the brutal hunting of runaway slaves, ruthlessly chased by bloodthirsty hounds and bullets. The center left image shows the separation of a family at a slave auction, an African-American mother, who has just been purchased begs her new owner to bid on her husband as well, yet the buyer crosses his arms indifferently, unmoved by the woman’s emotion. Her children sit beside her, weeping, as they mimic their mother’s pleading. His stern, callous demeanor is amplified by the juxtaposition of his indifference and her sorrowful emotion. The image’s sympathies clearly lie with the mother and her family and encourage an emotional response to the unjust act. In the bottom left corner, Nast details a different manner of destroying a family: violent torture. The harsh blow of a whip causes blood to drip from the mother’s bare back. Her children look down, unable to watch as their shackles render them powerless. Just steps away, her husband cries out in pain as a hot iron brands his dark skin. Smoke rises as his flesh is singed. In an adjacent vignette, a white man on horseback raises a long, sharp object above the head of a runaway slave. This combination of imagery undoubtedly elicits the viewer’s sympathy, but it also depicts slave families as fundamentally fragmented, leaving no possibility in the sphere of slavery for mothers, fathers, and children to exist as a family unit. Harper's Weekly A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast. it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast.
    Reference-Civil War Women Tulane.