| Creator |
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902, artist. |
| Contributor |
King & Baird, printer. |
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Diehl, John H., donor. |
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Umpehent, J.W., publisher. |
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Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918, donor. |
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King & Baird, printer. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Phillip, Henry, 1838-1895, donor. |
| Title |
Emancipation: the past and the future. [graphic] / Th. Nast. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by J. W. Umpehent, 607 Sansom Street, Printed in color by King & Baird, 607 Sansom Street, Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1865 |
| Date |
1865 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : color wood engraving ; sheet 38 x 52 cm (15 x 20.5 in.) |
| Description |
Emancipation print contrasting African American life during and after slavery. Central scene portrays the interior of a free
person’s home where several generations of the family socialize around a "Union" stove as the mother cooks. The horrors of
slavery are depicted through scenes of the flogging, branding, selling, and capturing of enslaved people. The forthcoming
results of freedom are depicted through scenes of the exterior of a free person’s cottage, African American children attending
public school, and African Americans receiving payment for their work. Also depicted are: a baby angel freeing the shackles
of a kneeling enslaved man as the angel, who has the year 1863 above his head, is held by Father Time; Thomas Crawford’s statue
of freedom; and the hellhound Cerberus fleeing liberty.
|
| Is referenced by |
Reilly, 1865-3 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Originally published in Harper's weekly, January 24, 1863. |
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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.
|
| Biographical / historical note |
Nast was a cartoonist and illustrator most known for his work for the 19th-century periodical "Harper's Weekly." |
| Subject |
African American children -- United States. |
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African American families -- United States. |
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African American men -- United States. |
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African American women -- United States. |
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African Americans. |
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African Americans -- Education -- United States. |
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Freedmen -- United States. |
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Liberty. |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States. |
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Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States. |
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Enslaved persons -- Social conditions -- United States. |
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Enslaved people -- United States. |
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Free person -- United States. |
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Freedom seekers -- United States. |
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Kneeling male slave. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Genre |
Political cartoons -- 1860-1870. |
|
Wood engravings -- colored -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
Umpehent, J.W., publisher. |
| Printer |
King & Baird, printer. |
| Provenance |
Diehl, John H., donor. |
|
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918, donor. |
|
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Phillip, Henry, 1838-1895, donor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Political Cartoons - 1865-3 variant [(10)1540.F] |
| Accession number |
(10)1540.F |
