In Harriet Tubman I helped hundreds to freedom
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Object Details
- Created by
- Elizabeth Catlett, Mexican and American, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Description
- This black and white linocut depicts Harriet Tubman directing a group of individuals. She stands with her back to the viewer, looking over her right shoulder and down her right arm, which she points in a straight line to her right. She wears a light colored long dress with a striped hem and dark shoes. Her sleeves are rolled up past the elbows. She has a loose cap on her head and a satchel slung over her left shoulder. In the background is a group of individuals consisting of several men and a woman carrying a baby. The woman wears a long loose skirt and loose shirt. She has a loose cap or cloth on her head and carries a baby against her left shoulder. Next to the woman is a man in a loose shirt and pants. He carries a bulging sack over his right shoulder. Both the woman and the man are barefoot. Behind them are four men, two of them wearing hats. They are shown walking towards the right hand margin, in the direction of Harriet Tubman's pointing finger. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- 1946-1947; printed 1989
- Object number
- 2017.21.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- linocuts
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (24.8 × 18 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23 × 18 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 1/4 in. (38.4 × 28.6 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Identity
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.21.7
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5281093bc-b1fe-457f-82a6-fae6bdafbd82
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