James Meyer Jr. The Late Administration … Our National Prosperity. Education, Church & State. God Reigns and the Government at Washington Still Lives. A Memento of 1881. Dedicated to the Memory of Our Honored Dead President and His Faithful Cabinet. New York: E.G. Rideout & Co., 1881. Color lithograph. 41 x 58 cm.
The commercial designer James Meyer created a series of broadsides, such as this one, as memorials to President James A. Garfield who was assasinated in September 1881. A smaller scale print was also commissioned by E.G. Rideout & Company and included in an issue of Household Journal (also called Household Guest Magazine) that same year. This is possibly in response to the fear of a nation-wide panic over two presidents being killed in the short span of 16 years.
Comments (2)
Wow. I have found a copy of another print that is similar by Meyer. Do you have any additional info?
Posted by John Buchinger | November 4, 2008 7:17 PM
Posted on November 4, 2008 19:17
I have the memorial to Garfield by rideout & co. Is there anyone that has an idea of what it may be valued at?
Posted by Nick Rollinger | December 17, 2008 4:47 PM
Posted on December 17, 2008 16:47