In the swamp – Antique Wall Art
(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 rare antique lithograph captures In the swamp in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hiding in a swamp is the subject of this small color lithograph, one of the collecting cards issued in Philadelphia in 1863 under the series title *The Slave in 1863*. William A. Stephens, who holds the copyright, published the set as caricature, a style that mocked Black people and emancipation for a white audience that wanted to laugh at the war's upheaval. For people who fled bondage, swamps and marshes offered cover but also hunger, cold, and the constant threat of recapture. The card is worth studying for how it turns that danger into a joke, which says as much about its audience as about its subject.
| Created / published | c1863. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Collecting cards 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | No. 7, no. 63. Copyright by William A. Stephens. From: Album varieties no. 3; The slave in 1863. Philadelphia, 1863. |
| Subjects | Fugitive slaves--1860-1870. Hiding--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,137 × 1,447 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216623 |
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