Herman Mann would have had a similar image in mind when he called
Sampson the daughter of Columbia.
Savage, Edward. "'Liberty as Godess of Youth Feeding American Eagle' (1796). Reproduced by permission of the Worchester Art Museum, Worchester, Massachusetts." Painting.
Higham, John. “Indian Princesses and Roman Goddess: The First Female Symbols of
America.”American Antiquarian Society, Proceedings. 100 (1991): 45-79. Print.
This painting is important because it shows Sampson in action on the battlefield. This portrayal was not possible in her time because she had to be personified as Lady Columbia to make her palatable for audiences.
Glanzman, Louis S. 1975. “Courtesy of the ‘National Geographic Magazine,’ Copyright 1975
National Geographic Society.” Painting, Detail of Original. Doyle, Kathleen. “Private Robert Shurtleff.” American History Illustrated. 23.6 (1988): 30-31. Print.
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