Artifacts

Creator

Matt Morgan

Files

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Creator Role

cartoonist

Description

Engraved cartoon from the Victorian-era publication Fun. The cartoon depicts an image of Columbia chained to a rock labeled WAR POLICY. A monster rises from a body of water and makes to grab Columbia. Its pupils bear the a profile image of Abraham Lincoln and another unidentified man.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

10 January 1863

Measurement

11 X 8 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product)

Inscription

bottom left of cartoon: MM

Subjects

Columbia (Symbolic character)

Work Type

political cartoon

Class

cartoons

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

5299

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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