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The Exodus to Nashville
- Creator:
- Bobbet & Hooper
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1861
- Materials:
- paper, pen and ink
- Measurements:
- overall: 8 3/4 in x 11 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0686
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This is a political cartoon printed in the December 1861 issue of Vanity Fair. It shows Judah Benjamin, the Jewish Attorney General of the Confederacy, leading a group of secessionist politicians marching in what the title alludes to as "The Exodus to Nashville." All of the men carry politically charged symbols: papers, scrolls, bags, picket signs, etc. One of the bubbles reads "No more shall the children of Judah sing." The cartoon was intended to promote the association of Jewish people with the Confederacy . Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum