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[Alcohol, Death, and the Devil] / George Cruikshank.
Summary
Drawing shows a macabre Medusa with a skeletal head, dressed in a tunic, holding aloft a goblet of wine and exhorting a crowd of people. Behind her stands a devil who joins in the exhortation. Cruikshank was a popular illustrator and satirist who began campaigning against alcohol, especially gin, in the 1830s. In 1847, he renounced alcohol and became an enthusiastic supporter of the Temperance Movement in Great Britain.
Title from exhibit checklist.
Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon.
Exhibited: Cartoon America: Highlights from the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature, Library of Congress, 2006-2007.
Unprocessed in WOOD.Cruikshank.08
Tags
Date
01/01/1830
Contributors
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
