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Political Banner for Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) and Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895)
1888
Maker not marked
USA
Lithograph on linen
overall: 20 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.; frame: 25 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.
Gift of Robert A. Frank
2001.067.10

Political campaign banner for Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) and Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895); printed in black on red linen; shows bust portraits of the two men; rooster at top center is flanked by brooms; legend reads "Our Candidates 1888 Bandanna"; wooden frame with glass.


The 1888 presidential campaign is marked by the vast number of political objects produced. Many of the items championing sitting president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) include a rooster as the symbol of the Democratic party, or crossed brooms, signifying that the candidates would "sweep clean the stables of government." Cleveland and his running mate, Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895) lost to Republicans Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) and Levi P. Morton (1824-1920). Cleveland was Mayor of Buffalo, New York in 1882 and Governor of New York from 1883 to 1884. He served two terms as President of the United States, from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897, but lost the election between his two terms when running with Thurman. Thurman was a Senator for Ohio from 1869 to 1881.