[A decorated initial 'S' at the beginning of the word "Sunday", which is written in bubble lettering, and various images of war, including a newspaper opened to a headline reading "WAR", an American flag with an eagle finial, a cannon firing at land in the distance, a gun shell, and two cannonballs, one of which is smoking]
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- [A decorated initial 'S' at the beginning of the word "Sunday", which is written in bubble lettering, and various images of war, including a newspaper opened to a headline reading "WAR", an American flag with an eagle finial, a cannon firing at land in the distance, a gun shell, and two cannonballs, one of which is smoking]
- Date
- 1898 February 6
- Creator
- Paulding, John, d. 1933.
- Notes
- John [Paulding] ALS to Mother, February 6, 1898. s.l., page 1. From a collection containing eleven heavily illustrated letters written from Chicago, Illinois by the teenaged artist-in-training, John Paulding, to his mother between 1897 and 1899. The pen and ink sketches illustrate his experiences in the city. As an illustrator, Paulding's style is strongly influenced by the popular magazine illustrators of the day, featuring strong, clean lines, and outstanding attention to detail and character.
- Names and Subjects
- Cannonballs.
- Cannons--1890-1900.
- Finials.
- Flags--United States--1890-1900.
- Initials--1890-1900.
- Lettering--Pictorial works.
- Lettering in art.
- Newspapers--1890-1900.
- Newspapers--Headlines--Pictorial works.
- Newspapers in art.
- Ordnance--Pictorial works.
- Shells (Ammunition)--1890-1900.
- War--1890-1900.
- War--Pictorial works.
- War in art.
- Weapons in art.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- John Paulding collection
- Collection Creator
- Paulding, John, d. 1933.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4946
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 14:46:27
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3840 x 5776
- File Size
- 922 KB
- Record
- 4946
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"[A decorated initial 'S' at the beginning of the word "Sunday", which is written in bubble lettering, and various images of war, including a newspaper opened to a headline reading "WAR", an American flag with an eagle finial, a cannon firing at land in the distance, a gun shell, and two cannonballs, one of which is smoking]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4946/wcl005033. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. December 09, 2023.