Civil War print - Round 4 - Abraham Lincoln versus Jefferson Davis - Abraham Lincoln - Wrestler or Wrastler

Civil War print - Round 4 - Abraham Lincoln versus Jefferson Davis - Abraham Lincoln - Wrestler or WrastlerFrom the exhibit ZOUAVES, DEVILS & SASS, Political Passions & The Printed Envelope During The American Civil War. Print size 14 x 24, and consciously formatted to work with a standard size store bought frame, or custom framed as you see fit. Round 4 of an imaginary 5 round wrastlin' match between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. With Jeff Davis seemingly vanquished, note the suggestion in the lower right concerning Virginia and Kentucky. Handmade

Everything else should be easy from this point

A printers proof is one of those things that always floors me when they turn up because

to awaken just in time to look up and see this beaut about to lop off my head

though I am always clear where I have edited or otherwise made changes to present an ultimately more satisfying print

and the rest of the imagery laid out in what I imagine is a combination of disparaging iconography like snakes and whiskey tied together in a meaning that is as lost to the years as 'Where's the beef

flag and all

One of the most satisfying projects we ever leapt into was acquiring and restoring a series of early 19th century engravings by Cephus Childs

This image comes from an utterly shredded Orient Bicycles catalog that I've owned for probably 25 years

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and beyond an uncanny ability to magically find the best parking immediately

It is exactly what it is

a VERY early Stormy Kromer winter cap