Reverend Josiah Henson
c. 1876
Artist, American, active 1890s - 1900s
Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.1 × 6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.69
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower center on mount printed in black ink: The Original "UNCLE TOM." / [Rev. Josiah Henson.]; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: 14KLH / AF034A