Citizen Know Nothing
Autor/Urheber:
Sarony & Co., lithographer
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2488 x 3296 Pixel (1193700 Bytes)
Beschreibung:
Uncle Sam's youngest son, Citizen Know Nothing. "A bust portrait of a young man representing the nativist ideal of the Know Nothing party. He wears a bold tie and a fedora-type hat tilted at a rakish angle. The portrait is framed by intricate carving and scrollwork surmounted by an eagle with a shield, and is draped by an American flag. Behind the eagle is a gleaming star. The flag hangs from a staff at left which has a liberty cap on its end. The Citizen Know Nothing figure appears in several nativist prints of the period (for instance "The Young America Schottisch," no. 1855-5) and is probably an idealized type rather than an actual individual. The publishers, Williams, Stevens, Williams & Company, were art dealers with a gallery on Broadway."
Lizenz:
Public domain
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. American political prints, 1766-1876. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f06319
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