1861 Thomas Nast American Home Scenes, Slavery, matted

1861 Thomas Nast American Home Scenes, Slavery, matted (image 1/1)
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The below is copied from:------- ---------Visit their website as it has many illustrations and explanations of these.---------- Slave Family Traditions: This leaf is an 1861 illustration by Thomas Nast, one of the most noted artists of the 1800's. Nast is credited with creating the popular image of Santa Clause, he created the original democratic donkey image, and the original republican elephant image. While famous for those images that have become part of our popular culture, none of his work could be as touching, captivating or collectible as this particular piece. Remember, the piece was created at a time when slavery was still practiced, and considered acceptable by many in this country. In this particular illustration, Nast introduces what would have been a revolutionary concept . . . that people are all basically the same, as reflected by their family customs and traditions. He drives home this point by showing traditional family activities of White's on the top, and corresponding activities of Black or Slave families on the bottom. For example, the upper left inset image shows a white family celebrating an "apple cutting", which was a tradition of whites at the time to come together to store the apple harvest for the winter. Under it is an image of a slave family celebrating a "Corn Husking". An old black man is shown playing read more
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