Engraved portrait of five members of Reconstruction Congresses
date: label: Date
content: early 1880s
name: label: Created by
content: Wellstood & Co., American
label: Subject of
content: Joseph Hayne Rainey, American, 1832 - 1887
label: Subject of
content: Hiram Rhodes Revels, American, 1827 - 1901
label: Subject of
content: Blanche Kelso Bruce, American, 1841 - 1898
label: Subject of
content: John R. Lynch, American, 1847 - 1939
notes: label: Description
content: An engraved portrait of five African American legislators from Reconstruction Congresses. Five head portraits are depicted in a staggered arrangement of decorative oval frames. From top left to right are: Mississippian Hiram R. Revels; Alabaman James T. Rapier; Mississippian Blanche K. Bruce; South Carolinian Joseph H. Rainey; and Mississippian John R. Lynch. At the bottom of the engraving in faded black ink is: [ENGRAVED BY W. WELLSTOOD & CO. NY.]. There are no markings on the reverse.
place: label: Place made
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.26.43
objectType: label: Type
content: engravings
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 3/8 × 5 15/16 in. (23.8 × 15.1 cm)