How History Unfolds on Paper: Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part IX
Thu, Apr 18, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 374
[DOUGLASS, Frederick (1818-1895) and Booker T. WASHINGTON (...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[DOUGLASS, Frederick (1818-1895) and Booker T. WASHINGTON (1856-1915)]. ?Onward?. N.p., 1903. A ?racial uplift? lithographic poster (483 x 381 mm), few small creases, some spotting in margins, small dampstain at lower edge. The central image is a 1903 montage by W.L. Haskell featuring portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington and smaller vignettes from each of their lives, along with Lady Liberty waving a scroll: ?Truth and justice shall not fail, Work and wisdom shall prevail.? THIS IS THE EARLIER VARIANT, containing text at both the top and bottom with a paragraph on the Tuskegee Institute, followed by short biographies of each of the three men.
