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Rasing the Flag, May 1861

Creator:
Charles Desilver, L. N Rosenthal
Location:
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Origin Date:
1864
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 21 3/4 in x 28 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2859
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

A patriotic chromolithograph done from an original painting by William Winner and dedicated by the publisher to the "Defenders of the Union." At left, Union troops march toward the U.S. Capitol. An officer on a spirited white horse brings up the rear. In the left middleground is Clark Mills's equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. In the foreground a group of Union patriots, including women, children, soldiers, and sailors, gather round a flagpole on which an American flag has just been raised. Directly behind the flag is an equestrian statue of George Washington (also by Clark Mills). Soldiers, waving their hats and cheering, enter from the right, led by two drummer boys. The title and publisher's dedication are printed in the margin below the image. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum