Why Don't You Take It?
Currier & Ives produced many political satires during the Civil War. This example caricatures the Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, shown as a greyhound, who cringes away from an aggressive bulldog representing the Northern general Ulysses S. Grant. Between them sits a piece of "Prize beef" labeled "Washington."
Artwork Details
- Title: Why Don't You Take It?
- Artist: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Subject: Jefferson Davis (American, Fairview, Kentucky 1808–1889 New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Subject: Ulysses S. Grant (American, Point Pleasant, Ohio 1822–1885 Mount McGregor, New York)
- Date: 1861–64
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: sheet: 13 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (34 x 45.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of A. S. Colgate, 1952
- Object Number: 52.632.176
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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