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Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: Eastman Johnson

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Presidential campaign kerchief of Garfield and Arthur

Presidential campaign kerchief of Garfield and Arthur
Title
Presidential campaign kerchief of Garfield and Arthur
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1884
Related People 
Depicted: James Gillespie Blaine
Related People 
Depicted: John Alexander Logan
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 15 x 23 1/2 in. ( 38.1 x 59.7 cm )
Description 
Copper-engraved silk flag campaign kerchief with portraits of James G. Blaine and John A. Logan in the canton; printed in red, blue and black on a white ground.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1952.299
Marks 
printed: on stripes: "* FOR */ * PRESIDENT */ * JAMES G. BLAINE */ *FOR*/ *VICE PRESIDENT*/ * JOHN A. LOGAN*/ *1884*"
Gallery Label 
James G. Blaine, depicted on this kerchief, lost the 1884 Presidential election to Grover Cleveland.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.