Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.80.128.G
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Art Historical Context
"Ye Vow" is a striking 1868 print byalbert John Volck, a German-born artist and caricaturist known for his sharp political satires during and after the Civil War. Created as part of the Smithsonian American Art's collection, this work falls within the print medium, a technique Volck mastered through etching, allowing for intricate details and wide dissemination of his commentary. Housed in the National Portrait Gallery, it exemplifies 19th-century American graphic art's role in shaping public opinion. The print centers on Benjamin Franklin Butler, a Massachusetts lawyer, Union Army general, p...