caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
'' orleans , 1839 self portrait '' by julien hudson , new 1844 1844 new orleans , united states of america new orleans , united states of america january 9 , 1811 julienhudsonselfportrait.jpg julien hudson
 julien hudson painter
julien hudson

julien hudson -lrb- january 9 , 1811 -- 1844 -rrb- was a 19th-century free man of color who lived in new orleans .
he was a successful painter and art teacher .
he is known as the first african american or french creole of color operating in america by whom a self-portrait was found .
