Nast, Thomas:

COLORED VOLUNTEER.

[np: c. 1863]. Carte de Visite, 2-1/4" x 3-15/16." From Nast's cartoon depicting a young African American boy marching as a soldier and holding a broom instead of a rifle. Blank corners clipped. Light spotting on blank verso. Very Good.

"A famous caricature by Thomas Nast, the most famous American political cartoonist of the 19th century. This image appeared right after Lincoln gave the order to allow colored men to volunteer for the depleted Army fighting the War in the South. It appeared first in the pages of Harper's Weekly, then Frank Leslie's Magazine, and then it entered the realm of the carte de visite" [Swann auction, lot 400, Sale 2441, 2017].
OCLC 1266221164 [1- Library of Congress] as of July 2024. Item #40220

Price: $750.00