Title

The Genu-ine Othello

Creator

John Tenniel
Bradbury and Evans

Files

Creator Role

artist publisher

Description

The cartoon is a reproduction of a nineteenth century political cartoon that depicts black man standing between threatening figures of Abraham Lincoln and a Southern sympathizer. The reproduction print has been removed from an unidentified bound volume. However, the original work appeared in the 9 November 1861 edition of Punch, a weekly British satirical magazine established in 1841 by wood engraver Ebenezer Landells and writer Henry Mayhew.

Description Source

Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/punc186100lemouoft#page/186/mode/2up (accessed July 2, 2018). Punch. https://www.punch.co.uk/about/index (accessed July 2, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1861

Measurement

10 1/4 X 13 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

recto, below cartoon: 75 / THE GENU-INE OTHELLO. / OTHELLO.-"Keep up your bright swords, for de devil will rust dem. **** Both you ob my inclining, and de rest.

Subjects

Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

Print/reproduction (derivative object)

Class

Cartoons

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

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

4972

Digital ID

FVW_04972

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.