1. Material:
  2. pastel (8)

Our Heroes and Our Flags

Creator:
Southern Lithograph Company
Location:
New York, New York
Origin Date:
1896
Materials:
paper, print, pastel
Measurements:
overall: 24 in x 19 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0675
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This is a chromolithograph that features important Confederate Army officers. In the center are full length portraits of Stonewall Jackson, P.G.T. Beauregard, and Robert E. Lee in their military uniforms. They are surrounded by four different versions of brightly colored Confederate flags. Around the perimeter of the poster are eighteen bust portraits beginning with Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Vice President Alexander H. Stephens at the top followed by sixteen Confederate Army officers. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum