<I>The "Colored Volunteer."</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1863
name: label: Created by
content: Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902
notes: label: Description
content: An engraving of an African American child marching and carrying a broom like a soldier's rifle against a brick background. BR, the signature of Thomas Nast. At bottom, print that states: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by THOMAS NAST, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York."
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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Caricature and cartoons
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Racist and Stereotypical Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.9.45
objectType: label: Type
content: engravings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)