Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Secessionists with Slave Leaders, Bedford County, Virginia
Object Number:
1904.15
Date:
1857
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper, laid on a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. ( 19.2 x 14.4 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Hewitt Bedford Cy 'Nigger Leader --'. 1857. / (Virginia)"
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
