Category Archives: Allegory

Racing with Time, by Harold DeLay

DescriptionEnglish: “Racing with Time,” by Harold DeLay, from an advertisement for Elgin watches. “ ‘Racing With Time,’ DeLay’s spirited painting for this month, is typical of the upward, onward urge of civilization.”
Date1922
SourceAdvertisement in Shadowland (https://archive.org/details/shadowland07brew/page/n87/mode/2up?view=theater)
AuthorHarold S. DeLay

Architectural Allegory of the United States

DescriptionEnglish: Allegorical image of the United States, 1779, with an angel proclaiming freedom. There are thirteen columns supporting the arcade and thirteen stars in the arch, and the angel bears a Phrygian cap.
DateJanuary 1779
SourceThe United States Magazine (https://archive.org/details/sim_united-states-magazine-a-repository-of-history-politics_1779-01_1/page/4/mode/2up)
AuthorAnonymous