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The Lynching (Soldier)

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art

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Title
The Lynching (Soldier)
Names
United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
Koppel, Stanley (Artist)
Collection

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1955
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Topics
African Americans
Genres
Prints
Physical Description
Engravings
Etchings
Extent: 11 x 8 1/2"
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Accession number: PR.18.001.12
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f6da4000-c810-0137-223d-0cb75e1e50c4
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1955: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "The Lynching (Soldier)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1955. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1de6c20-d331-0137-6347-6d684887acea

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "The Lynching (Soldier)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1de6c20-d331-0137-6347-6d684887acea

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1955). The Lynching (Soldier) Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1de6c20-d331-0137-6347-6d684887acea

Wikipedia Citation

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The Lynching (Soldier)