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Cast after:
Richmond Barthé, 28 Jan 1901 - 6 Mar 1989  Search this
Foundry:
Modern Art Foundry  Search this
Sitter:
Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
With Socle: 80 x 63.5 x 34.3cm (31 1/2 x 25 x 13 1/2")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1946 (cast 1973)
Exhibition Label:
Born Hale’s Ford, Virginia
Booker T. Washington was born enslaved on a small farm in Virginia. After emancipation in 1865, he worked in coal mines at night and attended school during the day. At age sixteen, he enrolled at the Hampton Institute, which emphasized the skilled trades alongside teacher training for its Black and Native American students. In 1881, after teaching for several years, Washington was appointed director of what became the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. There he established a curriculum of science and manual arts to cultivate Black excellence and further economic and social advancement.
Nacido en Hale’s Ford, Virginia
Booker T. Washington nació esclavizado en una pequeña granja en Virginia. Después de la emancipación en 1865, trabajaba en las minas de carbón por la noche y asistía a la escuela por el día. A los 16 años se matriculó en el Instituto de Hampton, que enfatizaba la educación vocacional y docente para sus estudiantes afroamericanos e indígenas. En 1881, después de trabajar como maestro varios años, Washington fue nombrado director del que luego sería el Instituto Normal e Industrial de Tuskegee, Alabama. Allí estableció un currículo de ciencias y artes manuales para cultivar la excelencia de las personas negras y fomentar su progreso económico y social.
Provenance:
Cast by NPG 1973 from the 1946 original at the Hall of Fame of Great Americans, Bronx, NY
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button  Search this
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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.73.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
On View:
NPG, East Gallery 141
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c6a36945-2edc-4b8e-b726-fe024ebb8980
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.73.22