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Creator Role
printmaker
Description
The print shows pastors offering their church bells to be melted and used as raw materials for war weapons. A slave is shown in the foreground unloading a bell at the feet of a Confederate officer. Appearing in the lower left corner of the image are two sets of initials, EBM and AJV, the latter belonging to Volck. This is one of the only etchings showcasing Volck's initials.
Description Source
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/offering-bells-be-cast-cannon (accessed June 19, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1861
Latest
1865
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1861-1882
Measurement
8 X 10 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
etching on paper
Inscription
Recto, above image at left: 19 recto, bottom left corner of image: E.B.M. / A.J.V.
Subjects
Propaganda, Confederate; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Caricatures and cartoons
Work Type
Class
prints
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
4842
Digital ID
FVW_04842.19
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.