$900
American School, 19th Century OUR COUNTRY IS FREE! Signed "Joe Miller Linn Co. Oregon" l.r., reportedly c. 1870. Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting Lady Liberty holding an American flag with a faint battle ground l.r. over a patriotic verse, sight size 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., in a period grain-painted frame. Condition: Loss u.r. and l.l., tear l.l., minor toning, and stains. Provenance: Purchased from Harvey Antiques. Exhibition: Liberties with Liberty, the Museum of American Folk Art, New York, February 25, 1986-September 30, 1987. inscribed: No flag save the old Flag the White, Red and Blue/Shall wave o'er a nation unbroken and true. Rise up and defend it ye sons of the Brave, Whose Blood brought the Banner/your valor must save.";
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-28
