A Home on the Mississippi
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An 1871 rendering commissioned by the U.S. government as part of a documentary program on the Mississippi River
. The scene is an original work by Alfred Waud
depicting Woodland Plantation
in West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana
.
The image first achieved notability when published as a chromolithograph by Currier and Ives
. When prohibition ended, Currier and Ives
licensed the image to the makers of Southern Comfort
, who continue to use the image on their liqueur labels today.
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. The scene is an original work by Alfred Waud
Alfred Waud
Alfred Rudolph Waud was an American artist and illustrator, born in London, England. He is most notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War.-Early career:...
depicting Woodland Plantation
Woodland Plantation (West Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana)
Woodland Plantation, in West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana, is the mansion depicted in A Home on the Mississippi, an 1871 lithograph which later was licensed for use on the label of Southern Comfort after prohibition ended...
in West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana
West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana
West Pointe à la Hache is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River...
.
The image first achieved notability when published as a chromolithograph by Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives was a successful American printmaking firm headed by Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives . Based in New York City from 1834–1907, the prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand colored...
. When prohibition ended, Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives was a successful American printmaking firm headed by Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives . Based in New York City from 1834–1907, the prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand colored...
licensed the image to the makers of Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort is an American liqueur made from neutral spirits with fruit, spice and whiskey flavourings. The brand was originally created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874, and is now owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation...
, who continue to use the image on their liqueur labels today.