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Creator Role
printmaker
Description
The etching attempts to capture Volck's belief that Haitian people of African-decent were predisposed to an inherent violent nature. The scene depicts a ritual where an infant is sacrificed on a rock. Its head appears on a spear as a drum and tambourine are played. In the back ground, men and women are eating. One man appears to be eating a human arm.
Description Source
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/free-negroes-hayti (accessed June 201, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1861
Latest
1865
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1861-1890
Measurement
8 X 10 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
etching on paper
Inscription
Recto, above image at left: 27
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_04842.27
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.