{"product_id":"the-true-american","title":"The True American","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnoch Wood Perry (American, 1831–1915)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e11 7\/8\" x 16 1\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(ca. 1874) \"Perry painted this oil in preparation for a widely distributed chromolithograph that uses humor to mock the impossible ideal of national unity. The True American, also titled The Bummers (meaning a bum or vagrant), implies that the subjects of the painting are coarse, non-thinking citizens. The cropped sign above the door reads \"The National Hotel.\" The mindless male figures, one of whom reads the newspaper \"The True American,\" present only their backsides, with heads concealed, as does the depicted horse at left, and the dog at right. In these terms, the artist comments on the willful ignorance of the voting population in the United States during the Reconstruction era.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/11759\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - The True American\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Enoch Wood Perry","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887391187187,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (11 7\/8\" x 16 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887391219955,"sku":null,"price":421.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (15 3\/8\" x 20 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887391252723,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (18 3\/4\" x 25 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887391285491,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (23\" x 31 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887391318259,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (29 3\/4\" x 40 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887391351027,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (35 5\/8\" x 48 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887391383795,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (42\" x 57 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887391416563,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (50 1\/2\" x 68 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887391449331,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheTrueAmerican.jpg?v=1790318602","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-true-american","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}