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Afro-American Historical Family Record

Afro-American Historical Family Record
Artist
James M. Vickroy, 1847 - 1913
Publisher
Historical Publishing Company, active c. 1899
Sitter
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Judson Whitlocke Lyons, 1895 - 1905
Lucy Craft Laney, 13 Apr 1854 - 23 Oct 1933
Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915
Henry McNeal Turner, 1 Feb 1834 - 8 May 1915
Timothy Thomas Fortune, 3 Oct 1856 - 2 Jun 1928
John Mercer Langston, 14 Dec 1829 - 15 Nov 1897
Sissieretta Jones, 5 Jan 1868 - 24 Jun 1933
Hallie Quinn Brown, 10 Mar 1849 - 16 Sep 1949
Mary V. Cook, c. 1863 - c. 1940s
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 16 Jul 1862 - 25 Mar 1931
John Roy Lynch, 10 Sep 1847 - 2 Nov 1939
Henry Fitzbutler, 1842 - 1901
Lucius Henry Holsey, 3 Jul 1842 - 3 Aug 1920
Date
1899
Type
Print
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 68.3 x 53.2cm (26 7/8 x 20 15/16")
Mat: 86.4 x 71.1cm (34 x 28")
Topic
Booker T. Washington: Male
Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization
Frederick Douglass: Male
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
John Roy Lynch: Male
John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Roy Lynch: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
John Roy Lynch: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
John Roy Lynch: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
John Roy Lynch: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Mississippi
John Roy Lynch: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent
John Roy Lynch: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace
John Roy Lynch: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Male
Judson Whitlocke Lyons: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Lucy Craft Laney: Female
Lucy Craft Laney: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Lucy Craft Laney: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Henry McNeal Turner: Male
Henry McNeal Turner: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Henry McNeal Turner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Male
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Literature\Writer
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Timothy Thomas Fortune: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
John Mercer Langston: Male
John Mercer Langston: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Mercer Langston: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean
John Mercer Langston: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law
Sissieretta Jones: Female
Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Sissieretta Jones: Performing Arts\Performer
Hallie Quinn Brown: Female
Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Hallie Quinn Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Hallie Quinn Brown: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer
Hallie Quinn Brown: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean
Mary V. Cook: Female
Mary V. Cook: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Female
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Literature\Writer
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Journalism and Media\Editor
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Henry Fitzbutler: Male
Henry Fitzbutler: Medicine and Health\Physician
Lucius Henry Holsey: Male
Lucius Henry Holsey: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2006.47
Exhibition Label
This broadside is both a personal genealogical chart and a pictorial history of African American advancement. Symbols of national government, vignettes of an antebellum slave auction, cotton picking, and under-resourced schools on the left are contrasted with postwar scenes of free communities, industrial jobs, and prosperous schools on the right.
The portraits of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, educator Lucy C. Laney, and lawyer Judson Lyons, grouped with Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, highlight the national symbols of human rights and civil rights for African Americans.
The two scenes at the bottom show the African American Ninth and Tenth Cavalries and the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Colored Infantries as they crucially assist the Rough Riders in the key Cuban battles of the War of 1898. These images make a declarative statement for African American honor and belonging to the nation.
Este pliego es a la vez una gráfica genealógica personal y una historia pictórica del progreso afroamericano. A la izquierda, símbolos del gobierno nacional y viñetas de una subasta de esclavos, recogedores de algodón y escuelas pobres antes de la Guerra Civil contrastan con escenas de comunidades libres, trabajos industriales y escuelas prósperas después de la guerra, ubicadas a la derecha.
Los retratos de Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, la educadora Lucy C. Laney y el abogado Judson Lyons junto a los presidentes George Washington y Abraham Lincoln destacan los símbolos de los derechos humanos y civiles de los afroamericanos.
Abajo aparecen el 9o y 10o Regimientos de Caballería y el 24o y 25o Regimientos de Infantería, integrados por afroamericanos, brindando su ayuda crucial a los Rough Riders en batallas clave en Cuba durante la Guerra de 1898. Estas imágenes son una reafirmación del honor de los afroamericanos y su pertenencia a la nación.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view