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Scenes from the American Revolution: Fifth Liberty Pole on the New York Commons
Scenes from the American Revolution: Fifth Liberty Pole on the New York Commons
Artist/Maker (American, 1873 – 1923)

Scenes from the American Revolution: Fifth Liberty Pole on the New York Commons

ca. 1910
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Overall: 19 in. × 7 3/8 in. (48.3 × 18.7 cm)
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1920.130
The Liberty Pole was a symbol before which the Sons of Liberty assembled to pledge "their fortunes and their sacred honors in the cause of Liberty." The five Liberty Poles erected in New York before the outbreak of the American Revolution were a source of contention between the patriots and the British soldiers stationed in the city. The first Liberty Pole was erected June 4, 1776, in what is now City Hall Park and was cut down on August 10, 1766.
DescriptionHistory
SignedSigned at lower left in red watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
MarkingsTyped labels on verso and on window mat
InscribedInscribed along lower edge in brown watercolor: "Liberty Pole N.Y. City 1770"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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