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Mocking A Perilous Prediction: Currier And Ives’ Political Cartoons, Megan A. Sutter
Mocking A Perilous Prediction: Currier And Ives’ Political Cartoons, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Currier and Ives’ political cartoons, while comical, also represent the general undertones of the time as well as people’s feelings regarding this era of political controversy. The election of 1860 was an incredibly important one because, not only were there numerous political and social divides, but the South had threatened to secede. The political cartoon “The Irrepressible Conflict” or “The Republican Barge in Danger,” released in 1860, gives historians a good understanding of the reactions to not only Seward’s speech but also the wariness of Lincoln’s nomination and eventual election. [excerpt]
Satirizing Strife: Currier And Ives Political Cartoons, Megan A. Sutter
Satirizing Strife: Currier And Ives Political Cartoons, Megan A. Sutter
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Currier and Ives’ prints were a large part of the media during the Civil War era. Not only were Romantic prints sold and hung in people’s parlors, but cartoons were also very popular. It is important to remember that Currier and Ives’ goal was not to produce fine art, but to make a product that was attractive to middle-class consumers. Thus, political and social cartoons became a way to attract customers. They tried to stay away from controversial topics; however, their Darktown series was one of their best-selling series of the day. Today, the Darktown series is rarely displayed and …
A Living Image: Newspaper Sketches In The American Civil War, Bryan G. Caswell
A Living Image: Newspaper Sketches In The American Civil War, Bryan G. Caswell
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
Photography: the ability to capture a moment in time exactly as it appeared, to then preserve it for posterity, even mass produce it for a wide viewership. A relatively new concept by the beginning of the American Civil War, photography quickly came into its own in the hands of such legends as Matthew Bray and Alexander Gardner as they sought to document the furious storm which had swept over the land. Photographs of the Civil War are prolific, and for many the memory of the conflict is intertwined with black-and-white photographs of unsmiling men and corpses bloating in the sun. …