An Affair of Honor – A Stray Shot
This dueling print (a companion to 52.632.7) comes from the Currier & Ives's Darktown series and uses offensive racial stereotypes of Black (African American) people. It is hoped that by studying the context that produced such images, today's viewers will work to minimize discrimination, stereotyping and intolerance.
Artwork Details
- Title: An Affair of Honor – A Stray Shot
- Series/Portfolio: "Darktown Comics" Series
- Artist: Drawn by King & Murphy (American, active 1884)
- Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date: 1884
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph, with some gum arabic
- Dimensions: Image: 9 1/4 × 13 7/8 in. (23.5 × 35.2 cm)
Image and text: 10 1/2 × 13 7/8 in. (26.7 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (34.3 × 45.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of A. S. Colgate, 1952
- Object Number: 52.632.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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