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Artist:
Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Ashbury Morris, 1794 - 1874  Search this
Edmund Storer Janes, 1807 - 1876  Search this
Levi Scott, 1802 - 1882  Search this
Matthew Simpson, 1811 - 1884  Search this
Edward Raymond Ames, 1806 - 1879  Search this
Thomas Bowman, 1817 - 1914  Search this
William L. Harris, 1817 - 1887  Search this
Randolph Sinks Foster, 1820 - 1903  Search this
Isaac Williams Wiley, 1825 - 1884  Search this
Stephen Mason Merrill, 1825 - 1905  Search this
Edward Gayer Andrews, 1825 - 1907  Search this
Gilbert Haven, 1821 - 1880  Search this
Jesse Truesdell Peck, 1811 - 1883  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 38 × 29 cm (14 15/16 × 11 7/16")
Sheet: 55.5 × 42.8 cm (21 7/8 × 16 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1873
Exhibition Label:
This composite portrait united the only five Methodist Episcopal bishops living in 1872 with eight new bishops elected that year to create the full complement of thirteen. The image of unity belies the controversies stirred by one of the bishops, Gilbert Haven (1821–1880), whose portrait appears at lower right as number twelve. Haven’s outspoken and uncompromising push for progressive reforms sparked frequent conflict with the leaders of his denomination, including several shown here. Committed to human rights and a truly integrated society, Haven supported interracial churches, schools, denominational conferences, and marriages. He chose Atlanta, Georgia, as his episcopal residence and introduced desegregated ecclesiastical practices to Southern churches.
Despite ill health exacerbated by malaria (contracted during a trip to Liberia in 1876–77), Haven relentlessly pressured the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–81) to protect the voting rights, economic justice, and physical safety of African Americans in the South after Reconstruction.
Este retrato compuesto reúne a los cinco obispos metodistas episcopales vivos en 1872 con ocho obispos nuevos elegidos ese año para alcanzar el total de trece. La imagen de unidad oculta las controversias generadas por uno de ellos, Gilbert Haven (1821–1880), presentado abajo a la izquierda como el número 12. Su presión implacable a favor de reformas progresistas suscitó conflictos frecuentes con los líderes de su fe, incluidos varios que aparecen aquí. Defensor de los derechos humanos y la verdadera integración de la sociedad, Haven apoyó a iglesias, escuelas, conferencias eclesiásticas y matrimonios interraciales. Escogió Atlanta, Georgia, como residencia episcopal e introdujo prácticas integradas en las iglesias sureñas.
A pesar de su mala salud, exacerbada por la malaria (que contrajo en un viaje a Liberia en 1876– 77), Haven presionó sin tregua al gobierno del presidente Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–81) para que protegiera el voto, la justicia económica y la seguridad física de los afroamericanos en el sur durante el período de la Reconstrucción.
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Religious\Cross  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Emblem\Coat of arms  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown  Search this
Decorative  Search this
Equipment\Anchor  Search this
Thomas Ashbury Morris: Male  Search this
Edmund Storer Janes: Male  Search this
Levi Scott: Male  Search this
Matthew Simpson: Male  Search this
Edward Raymond Ames: Male  Search this
Thomas Bowman: Male  Search this
William L. Harris: Male  Search this
Randolph Sinks Foster: Male  Search this
Randolph Sinks Foster: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this
Randolph Sinks Foster: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this
Isaac Williams Wiley: Male  Search this
Stephen Mason Merrill: Male  Search this
Edward Gayer Andrews: Male  Search this
Gilbert Haven: Male  Search this
Jesse Truesdell Peck: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien
Object number:
NPG.83.130
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/sm46a3c7114-f46b-4900-8bc2-77c002f47e8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.83.130