| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
John Brown exhibiting his hangman. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : G. Querner |
| Publisher |
D.C. Washington. 1865 |
| Date |
1865 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 27 x 37 cm (14.25 x 10.5 in.) |
| Description |
Cartoon depicting the imaginary execution of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis with the ghost of John Brown as
his executioner. Jefferson, holding a sour apple and attired in a women's dress and bonnet, swings imprisoned in a birdcage
which hangs from a gallows. To the left of the cage Brown rises from a hole in the earth and points accusingly at Davis. In
actuality Davis had no direct involvement with Brown's execution. Beneath the cage, African American men and women minstrel
figures, portrayed in racist caricature, rejoice, dance, clap, and thumb their noses at Davis.
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| Is referenced by |
Weitenkampf, p. 148 |
|
Reilly, 1865-16 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress in 1865 by G. Querner in the Clerk's Office of the Sup.
Court D.C.
|
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook related to Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Subject |
Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Cross dressing. |
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Dance. |
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Executions -- United States. |
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Gestures. |
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Ghosts. |
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Minstrels. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Slavery -- United States. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Peace. |
| Genre |
Political cartoons -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoon - 1865-16R [5795.F.b] |
| Accession number |
5795.F.b |
