Created by:

Wellstood & Co., American  Search this

Subject of:

Joseph Hayne Rainey, American, 1832 - 1887  Search this

Hiram Rhodes Revels, American, 1827 - 1901  Search this

Blanche Kelso Bruce, American, 1841 - 1898  Search this

John R. Lynch, American, 1847 - 1939  Search this

Medium:

ink on wove paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 3/8 × 5 15/16 in. (23.8 × 15.1 cm)

Type:

engravings

portraits

Place made:

New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

early 1880s

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Men  Search this

Politics  Search this

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2020.26.43

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Visual Arts

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8f46f0c-875f-43a6-b7d1-f2a284b778d4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2020.26.43