Harper's Weekly Cover," Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants," January 24, 1885
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The cover of this 1885 issue of Harper's Weekly celebrated the freedom of enslaved African Americans twenty-two years after emancipation. Drawn by the famed illustrator, Thomas Nast, the image shows a black and a white man tapping on the Liberty Bell -- a symbol of American freedom.
The cover of this 1885 issue of Harper's Weekly celebrated the freedom of enslaved African Americans twenty-two years after emancipation. Drawn by the famed illustrator, Thomas Nast, the image shows a black and a white man tapping on the Liberty Bell -- a symbol of American freedom.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
24 January 1885
Subject Date
01 January 1885
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Illustration by Thomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly, January 24, 1885.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.16.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Hand coloring
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 16 in
Width: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Text on pedestal beneath the bell reads: THE / LIBERTY BELL / FROM / INDEPENDENCE HALL, / PHILADELPHIA Text below image reads: "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF." / LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF LIBERTY, AND REJOICING THAT THERE IS NO MORE SLAVERY. Text in lower right corner of image: Th. Nast. Periodical masthead at top of page: HARPER'S WEEKLY. A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION / VOL. XXIX.--NO. 1466.) NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885...
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