There is Nothing Mean About Us
Description
Here Nast depicts Columbia, Betsy Ross-like (1752-1836) sewing a flag with the figure of Uncle Sam standing behind her. Columbia scowls at the skeletal Army soldier and Navy sailor standing in her doorway. Nast suggests the sense of resentment that has come over Columbia at the suggestion of her, and the nation’s, mistreating America’s military.
Object Information
Date Created:
May 30, 1874
Collection:
Collection of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
Citation:
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), There is Nothing Mean About Us, Harper's Weekly, May 30, 1874
Creator(s):
Thomas Nast
Classification:
Engraving
Rights:
Public Domain