Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Artist:
James M. Vickroy, 1847 - 1913  Search this
Publisher:
Historical Publishing Company, active c. 1899  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Judson Whitlocke Lyons, 1895 - 1905  Search this
Lucy Craft Laney, 13 Apr 1854 - 23 Oct 1933  Search this
Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915  Search this
Henry McNeal Turner, 1 Feb 1834 - 8 May 1915  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune, 3 Oct 1856 - 2 Jun 1928  Search this
John Mercer Langston, 14 Dec 1829 - 15 Nov 1897  Search this
Sissieretta Jones, 5 Jan 1868 - 24 Jun 1933  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown, 10 Mar 1849 - 16 Sep 1949  Search this
Mary V. Cook, c. 1863 - c. 1940s  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 16 Jul 1862 - 25 Mar 1931  Search this
John Roy Lynch, 10 Sep 1847 - 2 Nov 1939  Search this
Henry Fitzbutler, 1842 - 1901  Search this
Lucius Henry Holsey, 3 Jul 1842 - 3 Aug 1920  Search this
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")
Type:
Print
Date:
1899
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.
Topic:
Booker T. Washington: Male  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Male  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Mississippi  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace  Search this
John Roy Lynch: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Male  Search this
Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Lucy Craft Laney: Female  Search this
Lucy Craft Laney: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Lucy Craft Laney: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Henry McNeal Turner: Male  Search this
Henry McNeal Turner: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Henry McNeal Turner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Male  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Literature\Writer  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
John Mercer Langston: Male  Search this
John Mercer Langston: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Mercer Langston: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean  Search this
John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law  Search this
Sissieretta Jones: Female  Search this
Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown: Female  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer  Search this
Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean  Search this
Mary V. Cook: Female  Search this
Mary V. Cook: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Female  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Literature\Writer  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Henry Fitzbutler: Male  Search this
Henry Fitzbutler: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Lucius Henry Holsey: Male  Search this
Lucius Henry Holsey: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2006.47
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40b63bbaa-37d3-493b-aa08-53a1521fcf1c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2006.47