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Artist:
Samuel Sartain, 1830 - 1906  Search this
Copy after:
J. Bruce  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Highland Garnet, 1815 - 1882  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22.4 x 14.4 cm (8 13/16 x 5 11/16")
Book: 23.1 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm (9 1/8 x 6 x 7/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1865
Exhibition Label:
Born Kent County, Maryland
After escaping enslavement in Maryland in 1824, Henry Highland Garnet became a minister and abolitionist who urged insurrection as the surest route to freedom. This dignified portrait was published with Garnet’s “Memorial Discourse,” delivered on February 12, 1865, to mark the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. In his sermon— the first ever delivered by an African American before the House of Representatives—Garnet praised the “legions of black men” who “went forth to fight a double battle” in the Civil War. “The foes of their country were before them, while the enemies of freedom and of their race surrounded them.”
Nacido en Kent County, Maryland
Tras escapar a la esclavitud en Maryland en 1824, Henry Highland Garnet se convirtió en pastor y abolicionista, abogando por la insurrección como la ruta más segura hacia la libertad. Este digno retrato se publicó con el “Discurso de conmemoración” pronunciado por Garnet el 12 de febrero de 1865 para celebrar la aprobación de la 13a Enmienda. En este sermón, el primero dado por un afroamericano ante la Cámara de Representantes, Garnet elogió a “las legiones de hombres negros” que “marcharon a librar una doble batalla” en la Guerra Civil. “Frente a ellos estaban los enemigos de su país, y a su alrededor los enemigos de la libertad y de su raza”.
Topic:
Book  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Male  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Temperance reformer  Search this
Henry Highland Garnet: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2007.150
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40231667d-df47-4cf3-8ffe-080e148d28e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2007.150