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Watercolors from the William H. Meyers letters, manuscripts and drawings.
BANC PIC 1967.021--fALBLOCAL
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Title:
Watercolors from the William H. Meyers letters, manuscripts and drawingsCreator/Contributor:
Meyers, William H., 1815-, creatorAbstract:
Watercolors depict a single-masted American sailing ship (presemably the sloop Cyane, on which Meyers served) and various
illustrations of people in a comical, cartoonish style. These include a self portrait of Meyers captioned "William loafing
a bundle," a procession of a caged "Mad Boss" with one prisoner chained to four prisoners in stocks and a banner proclaiming
"Liberty & Reason", a scene of a vicitim chained to a tree being executed by thrown axes with a "Mad House" in the background,
a man falling off a horse captioned "Anticipated loss of William & Frank", and yoked black men (slaves?) pulling a white man
holding a whip and riding in an open cage on a wagon.
Date:
1842-1844? (issued)Subject:
Ships -- Pictorial worksEnslaved persons -- Pictorial works
Esclaves -- Ouvrages illustrés
Ships
Enslaved persons
Cyane (U.S. Sloop of War) -- Pictorial works
Meyers, William H -- 1815- -- Pictorial works
Meyers, William H -- 1815-
Note:
Title supplied by cataloger. Dates estimated based upon dates of accompanying letters and manuscripts.
Watercolors by William H. Meyers (also spelled Myers).
Transferred from the William H. Meyers letters, manuscripts and drawings (BANC MSS 67/157).
Type:
graphicPictorial works
Drawings.
Watercolors.
Cartoons (Commentary)
Caricatures.
Self-portraits.
Physical Description:
painting
6 drawings on paper : watercolor sketches ; 25 x 37 cm or smaller.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1967.021--fALBLOCAL