Theodosia Gilbert Chaplin, 1819 - 1855 Search this
Medium:
Half-plate copy daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image: 11.2 x 9.8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/8")
Case Open: 15.2 x 24.4 x 1.3 cm (6 x 9 5/8 x 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1850
Exhibition Label:
In 1850, as Congress debated the harsh new Fugitive Slave Law, more than two thousand people heeded the call of abolitionist Gerrit Smith (standing, center) to meet in Cazenovia, New York, and protest the impending legislation. Among the participants were Emily and Mary Edmondson (in plaid shawls), whose freedom had been purchased by abolitionists in 1848, and Frederick Douglass (seated, center right), who served as the convention’s presiding officer. On the gathering’s second day, the overflowing crowd moved from its initial meeting place in a church to a nearby orchard. There, a local daguerreotypist, Ezra Greenleaf Weld, made this image.
En 1850, mientras el Congreso debatía la nueva y severa Ley de Esclavos Fugitivos, más de 2,000 personas respondieron a la convocatoria de Gerri Smith (centro, de pie) para reunirse en Cazenovia, Nueva York, a protestar por la aprobación inminente de la ley. Entre los participantes estaban Emily y Mary Edmondson (con chales a cuadros), cuya libertad había sido comprada por abolicionistas en 1848, y Frederick Douglass (sentado, centro derecha), quien presidió la convención. En el segundo día, el numeroso público se mudó del sitio de reunión original, en una iglesia, a un huerto cercano. Allí, Ezra Greenleaf Weld, daguerrotipista local, captó esta imagen.