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title: Mexican-American War News
author: Richard Caton Woodville, Sr.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20820/mexican-american-war-news/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-18
---

# Mexican-American War News

_Authored by Richard Caton Woodville, Sr._

## Image File

[![Mexican-American War News](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20820.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20820.jpg)

## Image Caption

*[War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) News from Mexico*, artistic depiction of US public reaction to news from war against Mexico, oil on canvas painting by Richard Caton Woodville Sr., Düsseldorf, 1848.

This scene shows a range of reactions to news from the warfront. The artist here is capturing the mixed reaction to the [Mexican-American War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mexican-American_War/) by the general public in the United States and the intense debates about the merits of the war in the first place. In addition, the various groups represented in the painting also point to issues at the time: universal white male suffrage, [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/)'s exclusion from voting, and the enslavement of African-Americans.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sr., R. C. W. (2025, August 18). Mexican-American War News. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20820/mexican-american-war-news/>
### Chicago
Sr., Richard Caton Woodville,. "Mexican-American War News." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20820/mexican-american-war-news/>.
### MLA
Sr., Richard Caton Woodville,. "Mexican-American War News." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20820/mexican-american-war-news/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_News_from_Mexico.jpg) by [**Richard Caton Woodville, Sr.**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_News_from_Mexico.jpg). Submitted by [Franco R. Batista Garcia](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/francobatista022/ "User Page: Franco R. Batista Garcia"), published on 18 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.