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[American eagle] – Vintage Wall Art

[American eagle], 1898 Nov. — historic drawing
[American eagle], 1898 Nov.. Historic drawing from the Patriotic 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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This historic drawing of [American eagle] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Rendered in ink wash on a stiff cardboard sheet, this American eagle is dated November 1898, a month before the Treaty of Paris formally ended the Spanish-American War. The bird was already a national emblem by then, having appeared on the Great Seal since 1782, and artists in the 1890s often drew it to signal patriotism at moments of public feeling. The record does not name the maker, so the drawing's exact purpose is unclear. Its soft tonal washes, rather than sharp outlines, are worth noticing as a sign of how illustrators of the period worked.

Created / published1898 Nov.
Medium1 drawing on cardboard : ink wash ; 18.8 x 26.5 cm. (sheet).
GenreDrawings American 1890-1900.
SubjectsEagles--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,277 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-126088

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