Afro-American Historical Family Record
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Object Details
- Artist
- James M. Vickroy, 1847 - 1913
- Publisher
- Historical Publishing Company, active c. 1899
- Sitter
- Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
- Judson Whitlocke Lyons, 1895 - 1905
- Lucy Craft Laney, 13 Apr 1854 - 23 Oct 1933
- Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915
- Henry McNeal Turner, 1 Feb 1834 - 8 May 1915
- Timothy Thomas Fortune, 3 Oct 1856 - 2 Jun 1928
- John Mercer Langston, 14 Dec 1829 - 15 Nov 1897
- Sissieretta Jones, 5 Jan 1868 - 24 Jun 1933
- Hallie Quinn Brown, 10 Mar 1849 - 16 Sep 1949
- Mary V. Cook, c. 1863 - c. 1940s
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 16 Jul 1862 - 25 Mar 1931
- John Roy Lynch, 10 Sep 1847 - 2 Nov 1939
- Henry Fitzbutler, 1842 - 1901
- Lucius Henry Holsey, 3 Jul 1842 - 3 Aug 1920
- Exhibition Label
- This broadside is both a personal genealogical chart and a pictorial history of African American advancement. Symbols of national government, vignettes of an antebellum slave auction, cotton picking, and under-resourced schools on the left are contrasted with postwar scenes of free communities, industrial jobs, and prosperous schools on the right.
- The portraits of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, educator Lucy C. Laney, and lawyer Judson Lyons, grouped with Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, highlight the national symbols of human rights and civil rights for African Americans.
- The two scenes at the bottom show the African American Ninth and Tenth Cavalries and the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Colored Infantries as they crucially assist the Rough Riders in the key Cuban battles of the War of 1898. These images make a declarative statement for African American honor and belonging to the nation.
- Este pliego es a la vez una gráfica genealógica personal y una historia pictórica del progreso afroamericano. A la izquierda, símbolos del gobierno nacional y viñetas de una subasta de esclavos, recogedores de algodón y escuelas pobres antes de la Guerra Civil contrastan con escenas de comunidades libres, trabajos industriales y escuelas prósperas después de la guerra, ubicadas a la derecha.
- Los retratos de Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, la educadora Lucy C. Laney y el abogado Judson Lyons junto a los presidentes George Washington y Abraham Lincoln destacan los símbolos de los derechos humanos y civiles de los afroamericanos.
- Abajo aparecen el 9o y 10o Regimientos de Caballería y el 24o y 25o Regimientos de Infantería, integrados por afroamericanos, brindando su ayuda crucial a los Rough Riders en batallas clave en Cuba durante la Guerra de 1898. Estas imágenes son una reafirmación del honor de los afroamericanos y su pertenencia a la nación.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1899
- Object number
- NPG.2006.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Chromolithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 68.3 x 53.2cm (26 7/8 x 20 15/16")
- Mat: 86.4 x 71.1cm (34 x 28")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Booker T. Washington: Male
- Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer
- Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator
- Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
- Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer
- Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization
- Frederick Douglass: Male
- Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer
- Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
- Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
- Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
- Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
- Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
- John Roy Lynch: Male
- John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- John Roy Lynch: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
- John Roy Lynch: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
- John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
- John Roy Lynch: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
- John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Mississippi
- John Roy Lynch: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent
- John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace
- John Roy Lynch: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
- Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Male
- Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Lucy Craft Laney: Female
- Lucy Craft Laney: Education and Scholarship\Educator
- Lucy Craft Laney: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- Henry McNeal Turner: Male
- Henry McNeal Turner: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- Henry McNeal Turner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Male
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Literature\Writer
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
- Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- John Mercer Langston: Male
- John Mercer Langston: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- John Mercer Langston: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean
- John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law
- Sissieretta Jones: Female
- Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
- Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer
- Hallie Quinn Brown: Female
- Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Educator
- Hallie Quinn Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- Hallie Quinn Brown: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer
- Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean
- Mary V. Cook: Female
- Mary V. Cook: Education and Scholarship\Educator
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Female
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Literature\Writer
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Editor
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
- Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
- Henry Fitzbutler: Male
- Henry Fitzbutler: Medicine and Health\Physician
- Lucius Henry Holsey: Male
- Lucius Henry Holsey: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2006.47
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40b63bbaa-37d3-493b-aa08-53a1521fcf1c
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