Civil War print - Slavery, Emancipation - Fort Monroe

Civil War print - Slavery, Emancipation - Fort MonroeFrom the exhibit ZOUAVES, DEVILS & SASS, Political Passions & The Printed Envelope During The American Civil War. Print size 24 x 18, and consciously formatted to work with a standard size store bought frame, or custom framed as you see fit. Digitally restored from a tiny image, this amazing graphic makes clear in an instant the impermanence of the South's economic strength and stability. A wry observation and celebration of General Benjamin Butler

this print inspires inquiry

it is relegated to less than a footnote nowadays like so many of the stories and passions explored in this exhibition

so be forewarned Digi-Blackbeard

As a gallery owner in Old City and a member of the Old City Arts Association

known as The Stainless Banner and the Blood-Stained Banner

convinced he could bolster the frame and super beef the brakes

This large print shows an early Uncle Sam like character having successfully landed Maryland from the secession pond with cannon for bait while the rest of the Southern state fishies consider the bait

When it returned to the States

that some Civil War envelopes exist with images that are or should be offensive to everyone

Print size 10 x 24 and consciously formatted to work with a 10 x 24 frame

this was conceived as a tribute to great LP and 45RPM cover art from the early / mid 60s

also known as the penny farthing