1. Creator/Author:
  2. Adalbert Johann Volck (35)

Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation

Creator:
Adalbert Johann Volck
Location:
Maryland, Baltimore
Origin Date:
1861-1863
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 13 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0248
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This etching is a political cartoon by Adalbert Volck, a Southern sympathizer living in Baltimore, Maryland, during the United States Civil War. This cartoon, one of the Confederate War Etchings series, depicts Abraham Lincoln as the devil, sitting at a table writing the Emancipation Proclamation, his foot upon the Constitution of the United States. Lincoln appears unkempt with unruly hair, splayed legs, and a wild look in his eyes. A demonic inkwell sits atop the table. A picture of a slave riot hangs in the background. Original etching one of thirty published in Volck's "Confederate War Etchings." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.