The artwork, a campaign poster for the 1860 U.S. presidential candidate John Bell and his running mate Edward Everett, was created by Currier and Ives in 1860. This piece falls under the Romanticism art movement and is categorized as a poster.
In the artwork, John Bell and Edward Everett are prominently featured standing on either side of a pedestal inscribed with “Constitution of United States of America.” Both figures are depicted in a dignified manner, dressed in formal attire of the period. Above them, an eagle spreads its wings, holding a banner in its beak with patriotic slogans such as “The Union must & shall be preserved.” The background features draped curtains, adding a dramatic and honorable atmosphere to the scene. The lower part of the poster provides the candidates’ names along with their political slogans, reinforcing their commitment to preserving the Union and the Constitution.