A man in blackface plays a banjo while another catches a fish in a parody of this painting by Robert Colescott featuring an African American hero.
A man in blackface plays a banjo while another catches a fish in a parody of this painting by Robert Colescott featuring an African American hero. The original was painted in Düsseldorf after its artist received a commission from Montgomery Meigs in the late 1840s. Edward Hand is depicted holding his hat in this painting. This most famous painting by the artist of (*) Westward Ho! appears behind a trio of dour old women who may be crossdressers in Grant Wood's Daughters of Revolution. A soldier holds an anachronistic flag next to the central figure of this painting, while others try to navigate an icy river. For 10 points, name this Emanuel Leutze painting of an American Founding Father on his way to the Battle of Trenton.
A man in blackface plays a banjo while another catches a fish in a parody of this painting by Robert Colescott featuring an African American hero.
Washington Crossing the Delaware [accept George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook before \"parody\" is read]