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The Test of a Man, by O. Lawrence Hawthorne – Antique Wall Art

The Test of a Man, by O. Lawrence Hawthorne — historic print
The Test of a Man, by O. Lawrence Hawthorne. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of The Test of a Man, by O. Lawrence Hawthorne. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The Test of a Man, by O. Lawrence Hawthorne

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Titled *The Test of a Man*, this color reproduction points to a story about character under pressure, a theme common in American illustration of its era. It was issued by Acorn Press of Omaha, Nebraska, a commercial printer, and the record dates it only to the twentieth century, so the exact year is uncertain. Reproductions like this were made in quantity so that narrative and sentimental images could hang in ordinary homes and schools. The attribution to O. Lawrence Hawthorne comes from an old caption card and has not been independently verified, so researchers should confirm it against biographical sources.

Medium1 item.
Notesca. 19--
SubjectsColor repro. by Acorn Press, Omaha. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Artists, Publ. I.; RBD; BI--Works; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,031 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-121356

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