The Colored Volunteer: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Colored Volunteer: Date: 1861 - 1865. Created by: Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902. Type: cards.
The object in the museum catalogue
Image of an African American boy marching with a broom for a rifle at his side. Signed in the image: Th. Nast. The card appears trimmed down; caption is truncated: "The Colored Volunteer. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by"
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1861 - 1865
- Created by: Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902
- Type: cards
- Medium: printing paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.8 x 6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Caricature and cartoons
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Slavery
- Topic: Stereotypes
- Topic: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Topic: United States Colored Troops
- Object number: 2011.51.14
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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