On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Created by
Wellstood & Co., American
Subject of
Rainey, Joseph Hayne, American, 1832 - 1887
Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
Bruce, Blanche Kelso, American, 1841 - 1898
Lynch, John R., American, 1847 - 1939
Date
early 1880s
Medium
ink on wove paper
Dimensions
H x W: 9 3/8 × 5 15/16 in. (23.8 × 15.1 cm)
Description
An engraved portrait of five African American legislators from Reconstruction Congresses. Five head portraits are depicted in a staggered arrangement of decorative oval frames. From top left to right are: Mississippian Hiram R. Revels; Alabaman James T. Rapier; Mississippian Blanche K. Bruce; South Carolinian Joseph H. Rainey; and Mississippian John R. Lynch. At the bottom of the engraving in faded black ink is: [ENGRAVED BY W. WELLSTOOD & CO. NY.]. There are no markings on the reverse.
Place made
New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Type
engravings
portraits
Topic
Men
Politics
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.26.43
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8f46f0c-875f-43a6-b7d1-f2a284b778d4

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