1888 Order of Red Men Engraving by Order of Red Men

INTERESTING 1888 ORDER OF REDMEN COLORED ENGRAVING. 10.25 X 12.5 INCHES – FRAMED. From Wikipedia: The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in North America in 1834. It claims direct descent from the colonial era Sons of Liberty.Their rituals and regalia are modelled after those assumed by men of the era to be used by Native Americans. Despite the name, the order was formed solely by, and for, white men.This whites-only rule was part of their bylaws until 1974, when the all-white clause was eliminated. Their current position is that they are now open to people of all ethnic backgrounds. In 1935 the organization claimed a membership of about half a million but, by 2011, that declined to a little more than 15,000.

Provenance: Not specified
Artist / Author: Order of Red Men
Date of Work: 1888
Signature location: Not specified
Origin of Work: Not specified
Subject: Antique, Genre scene
Original Vendor/Source: Key
Details of damage: Mark on glass bottom left
Frame Style/Material: Plaster Ornate
Frame dimensions: 28.500 x 23.750 x 1.250
Inner frame dimensions: 23.500 x 18.625
Artwork dimensions: 23.500 x 18.625