Lot 106
[CIVIL WAR - ART]. A group of 8 engravings, including Harper's Weekly illustrations, comprising: 
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022 11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 - $500

Sold for $188

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR - ART]. A group of 8 engravings, including Harper's Weekly illustrations, comprising: 

VIRTUE, George (1794-1868), publisher. The Negro. Steel engraving, ca 1850, image diam. 8 3/8 in. (9 1/8 x 12 11/16 in. sheet), on laid paper, corners trimmed.

[With:] HARPER'S WEEKLY, publishers. Expulsion of Negroes and Abolitionists from Tremont Temple, Boston, Massachusetts, on December 3, 1860. 15 December 1860, p. 788. -- [HOMER, Winslow (1836-1910)]. The Two Great Classes. Those who have more Dinners than appetite. Those who have more appetite. than Dinners. 1 December 1860, pp. 760-761. -- [NAST, Thomas]. Honor the Brave. The Union Must Be Preserved. 24 October 1863, pp. 680-681. -- NAST, Thomas (1840-1902). Thanksgiving-Day. The Union Altar. 5 December 1863, pp. [776]-[777]. With "Emancipation" vignette -- A Political Discussion. 20 November 1869, front page. -- NAST, Thomas. Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner. Come One Come All. Free and Equal. 20 November 1869, p. 745. Shows a crowded table with African Americans, Chinese-Americans, and other races and nationalities. The centerpiece is labeled "Self Governance" and "Universal Suffrage." --  Together, 6 engravings from Harper's Weekly, approx. 20 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (22 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. sheet) or smaller, with toning, short marginal tears.

[Also with:] LESLIE, Frank (1821-1880), publisher. LUMLEY, Arthur (1837-1912). Secrets of the Prison-House-A Cell in the Female Department of the Washington Jail. 28 December 1861, image 9 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (11 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. sheet), from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, p. 81, trimmed, toned.  

Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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