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@ The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. The New York Public Library

Clay, E. W

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Printmakers include Edward Williams Clay, Currier & Ives and T. Strong.Title devised by cataloger.Caricatures on topics including the 1851 America's Cup race, the Cuban insurrection of 1849-1851, Anti-Catholicism, miscegenation, political elections, slavery, and temperance. Individuals portrayed include James Buchanan, Stephen Douglas, Millard Fillmore, John C. Fremont, Jenny Lind, Queen Victoria, and the fictitious character Brother Jonathan.
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Lithographs
Created Date:
1845
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American political caricatures [1841-1856].

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library