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Lunette Symbolic of the Freeing of the Slaves. By Dean Cornwell. The Lincoln Shrine, Redlands
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1932-1940
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1071
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This color postcard features a reproduction of a mural by artist Dean Cornwell housed in the Lincoln Memorial Shrine at Redlands, California. The mural, titled "He Freed the Slave," depicts Columbia seated in the center holding a broken shackle while two men kneel at her feet. Other symbolic figures are depicted standing beside or behind Columbia. The caption is printed in the bottom margin. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.