This painting depicts a workshop scene where a large political poster is being created. On the left, a man stands at a worktable surrounded by tools and materials, including paint cans, brushes, and containers scattered around. He wears a tan vest over a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. On the right, two men stand next to a large white poster with the words "WE GO FOR THE UNION" above an oval portrait of a gray-haired man against a blue backdrop. The two men both seem to be painting the poster, with the man on the left holding a palette and a thin brush, and the man on the right…

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"We Go for the Union"

American 19th Century

c. 1840/1850

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 46.2 x 61.5 cm (18 3/16 x 24 3/16 in.) ; framed: 57.1 x 72.4 x 5.3 cm (22 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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