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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
James Carter Beard, 1837 - 1913  Search this
Lithographer:
Thomas Kelly  Search this
Sitter:
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885  Search this
Martin Robison Delany, 6 May 1812 - 25 Jan 1885  Search this
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901  Search this
Schuyler Colfax, 23 Mar 1823 - 13 Jan 1885  Search this
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859  Search this
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 46.8 x 64.6cm (18 7/16 x 25 7/16")
Sheet: 55.1 x 70.7cm (21 11/16 x 27 13/16")
Mat: 66 x 86.4cm (26 x 34")
Type:
Print
Date:
1870
Exhibition Label:
This print features a festive parade held in Baltimore in May 1870 to celebrate the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1870), which granted the right to vote to male citizens, regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Following the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery (1865), and the Fourteenth to guarantee citizenship to all persons born in the United States (1868), the Fifteenth held special significance: For the first time in U.S. history, it empowered a minority class.
Vignettes surrounding the central image depict some of the hopes, dreams, and expectations of African Americans. At lower left center, a couple enacts their new right to a legal marriage, which had been denied them prior to emancipation. At the lower right center, a Black elected official is shown attending a session of Congress, with a caption reading, “Our Representative Sits in the National Legislature.”
Esta imagen muestra un festivo desfile en Baltimore en mayo de 1870 para celebrar la ratificación de la Enmienda 15 de la Constitución (1870). Esta otorgaba el derecho al voto a todo ciudadano hombre, sin importar “raza, color o previa condición de servidumbre”. Tras la ratificación de la Enmienda 13, que abolía la esclavitud (1865), y la Enmienda 14, que garantizaba la ciudadanía a toda persona nacida en EE.UU. (1868), la Enmienda 15 tenía especial significado: por primera vez en su historia, la nación empoderaba a una minoría.
Las viñetas que rodean la imagen central muestran sueños y expectativas de los afroamericanos. Abajo, a la izquierda del centro, vemos a una pareja que ejerce su nuevo derecho al matrimonio legal, el cual se les había negado antes de la emancipación. Al lado derecho, un funcionario negro electo asiste a una sesión del Congreso, con la inscripción “Nuestro representante toma asiento en la legislatura nacional”.
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Architecture\Building\Church\Pulpit  Search this
Human Figures\Soldier  Search this
Human Figures\Crowd  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Male  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Literature\Writer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Male  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\State Senator\Mississippi  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
Schuyler Colfax: Male  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Auditor  Search this
John Brown: Male  Search this
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.87.56
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/sm4aa248257-14e2-472d-b022-3a2d17c25f6f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.87.56