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COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_csc018_zenger_11.jpg
Identifier:
cc_csc018_zenger_11.jpg
Title:
John Peter Zenger
Creator:
Parrish, George I., 1930-1992
Subject:
Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746
Subject:
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Subject:
Libel and slander - United States - History
Subject:
Freedom of the press
Subject:
Colonies - America - History
Summary:
An American colonial printer and publisher, John Peter Zenger, was the defendant and focal point in a famous trial which established the first significant victory for freedom of the press in America. As publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, he was accused of printing libelous statements about the colonial government. His attorney, Andrew Hamilton, argued that Zenger's allegations were true and therefore not libelous. The jury accepted Hamilton's thesis and freed Zenger. This momentous verdict established truth as the criterion in all future American libel suits.
Publisher:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Date of Original:
1966 approximate
Date of Digitization:
2002-03-22
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
oil paintings
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
oil on canvas
Dimensions of Original:
68.58 x 91.44 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
csc018
Library Collection:
Graphic Communications Through the Ages
Digital Project:
2019_0037_kimberlyclark
Catalog Record:
https://albert.rit.…
Place:
New York - New York City
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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John Peter Zenger