Sujet

Portrait of John Brown, ca. 1859. Creator: Alexander Gardner.

Légende

John Brown (1800-1859) was an American abolitionist and renowned leader of the insurrection at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1858. It is inscribed, “John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. ‘His Soul goes marching on.’"

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_234

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

126,1Mo (5,0Mo) / 51,1cm x 61,9cm / 6033 x 7308 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black education country beard museum West Virginia photography location century rebellion revolution bearded concept hero African American African-American B&W facial hair afro-american heroic United States of America heroism Smithsonian Institution 19th century revolt Harper's Ferry black & white black and white B W Educational Institution activism abolitionist activist nineteenth century revolutionary heritage American America USA abolition anti-slavery campaigner scientific institution TGN John Brown photograph portrait united states John Brown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art gelatin silver print Alexander Gardner Gardner Alexander National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits gelatin silver prints silver and photographic gelatin on cardboard