A Hard Problem: An Aldine Publishing Co. Engraving attributed to Thomas Brooks
date: label: date made
content: 1876-1877
name: label: maker
content: Aldine Publishing Company
notes: label: Description
content: This 19th century engraving is entitled “A Hard Problem.” It is a sensitive portrait of a well-dressed African-American young man seated on a wooden stool. He is holding a slate with a math problem written on it and staring off in deep contemplation.
label: Description
content: The inscription below the image reads: “A Hard Problem – After T. Brooks”. Thomas Brooks was an accomplished British artist (1818-1891). He was born in Hull, and exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1843 and 1882. "Brooks specialized in scenes of 'social realism' designed to prick the conscience of the nation,” according to an essay by Christie’s auction house (April 8, 2008).
label: Description
content: The engraving was produced in 1876-1877 by the Aldine Publishing Company of New York. It is signed at the bottom with the publisher’s name.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: used
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.335
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244.
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.335
objectType: label: Object Name
content: print
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physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: print: 16 cm x 11 cm x 7.4 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 11/32 in x 2 29/32 in
label: Measurements
content: image: 13 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in; 34.29 cm x 23.495 cm