Statue of "Liberty"
Date1942
Artist
Oliver Wendell Harrington
(American cartoonist, 1912–1995)
MediumCrayon and graphite on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 13 × 20 3/4 in. (33 × 52.7 cm)
sheet: 15 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (38.7 × 52.1 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 26 3/8 × 1 in. (56.8 × 67 × 2.5 cm)
sheet: 15 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (38.7 × 52.1 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 26 3/8 × 1 in. (56.8 × 67 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2021
Object number2021-25
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextA successful cartoonist and effective political satirist, Ollie Harrington used his skills as a cartoonist and reporter to combat racist violence in the United States. Here he juxtaposes the horrors of lynching with the ideals of liberty.
