[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
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[MEXICAN WAR]. JONES, Alfred (1819-1900), engraver. after Richard Caton WOODVILLE (1825-1855). American Art-Union (1838-1852), publisher. Mexican News.
Etching, [1851], visible 17 3/4 x 20 3/8 in., matted and framed to 31 x 34 in.
After a painting titled "War News from Mexico" which emphasizes the role of the press during the Mexican War. Public opinion was swayed in favor of the war in part by the press popularizing "manifest destiny" as justification for the westward expansion. Here, a shocked-looking man holds the daily newspaper and reads to an interested crowd on the porch of the American Hotel, including an African American man and child.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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