Book page with reproductions of Reconstruction-era prints
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1874 and 1876; printed later
name: label: Illustrated by
content: George Edward Perine, American, 1837 - 1885
label: Subject of
content: Robert Brown Elliott, American, 1842 - 1884
label: Illustrated by
content: Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902
notes: label: Description
content: A page from an unidentified book with a black-and-white reproduction of an engraving of Robert B. Elliott by George E. Perine on one side. Dressed in a bowtie, white shirt, and dark jacket, Elliott is pictured from the chest up, gazing to his proper left. Directly below the portrait is: [Eng by Geo E Perine N.Y.]. Printed in black script is the signature: [Robt. B. Elliott] and printed below is: [HON. ROBERT B. ELLIOTT]. At the bottom left corner beneath the image is printed [Library of Congress].
label: Description
content: The other side of the book page has a reproductions of the prints "The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States," by Currier and Ives (top) and "The Bloody Shirt Removed," a cartoon by Thomas Nast (bottom). The top print is a group portrait featuring: Robert C. De Large of South Carolina, Jefferson H. Long of Georgia, Senator H.R. Revels of Mississippi; Benjamin S. Turner, of Alabama, Josiah T. Walls of Florida, Joseph H. Rainy of South Carolina, and Robert Brown Elliott of South Carolina. The bottom political cartoon depicts Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden amidst African American victims of violence and quotations about reforms and a reference to the 1876 Massacre at Hamburg. At the bottom is the text: ["THE BLOODY SHIRT REMOVED" / Governor Tilden: "It is not I, but the Idea of Reform which I represent].
label: Statement
content: Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race riots
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.160.152.3
objectType: label: Type
content: reprographic copies
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.5 × 14.5 cm)