Statue of "Liberty"

© Dr. Helma Harrington, Berlin. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for rep…
© Dr. Helma Harrington, Berlin
Statue of "Liberty"
© Dr. Helma Harrington, Berlin. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication

Statue of "Liberty"

Date1942
Artist (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)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2021
Object number2021-25
On View
On view
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.
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