Political Cartoon of the American Civil War

1860s

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Associated Names
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Artist, American, born Germany, 1816 - 1868

This is a drawing of six panels depicting scenes with allegorical figures. The sketches are divided into six distinct panels, each illustrating a different allegorical scene. Each panel features figures with exaggerated gestures and attire reminiscent of Classical Greek or Roman mythology. Elements include figures wearing various headdresses and holding shields, horns, or other classical attributes. The setting is simplistic to focus on the figures' actions and interactions. Handwritten annotations accompany each panel, explaining or naming the depicted event or concept.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rear Admiral Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze (son of the artist), New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1917; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • The Dusseldorf Academy and the Americans, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York; National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, DC; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972-1973

Bibliography

1975

  • Groseclose, Barbara S. Emanuel Leutze, 1816-1868: Freedom is the Only King. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1975, p. 131, no. 274.

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 34, no. 244

Watermarks

[unidentified watermark, possibly St. Mars]

Wikidata ID

Q64559364

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