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Artist
Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895
Sitter
Thomas Ashbury Morris, 1794 - 1874
Edmund Storer Janes, 1807 - 1876
Levi Scott, 1802 - 1882
Matthew Simpson, 1811 - 1884
Edward Raymond Ames, 1806 - 1879
Thomas Bowman, 1817 - 1914
William L. Harris, 1817 - 1887
Randolph Sinks Foster, 1820 - 1903
Isaac Williams Wiley, 1825 - 1884
Stephen Mason Merrill, 1825 - 1905
Edward Gayer Andrews, 1825 - 1907
Gilbert Haven, 1821 - 1880
Jesse Truesdell Peck, 1811 - 1883
Date
1873
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 38 × 29 cm (14 15/16 × 11 7/16")
Sheet: 55.5 × 42.8 cm (21 7/8 × 16 7/8")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Religious\Cross
Symbols & Motifs\Emblem\Coat of arms
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown
Decorative
Equipment\Anchor
Thomas Ashbury Morris: Male
Edmund Storer Janes: Male
Levi Scott: Male
Matthew Simpson: Male
Edward Raymond Ames: Male
Thomas Bowman: Male
William L. Harris: Male
Randolph Sinks Foster: Male
Randolph Sinks Foster: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy
Randolph Sinks Foster: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
Isaac Williams Wiley: Male
Stephen Mason Merrill: Male
Edward Gayer Andrews: Male
Gilbert Haven: Male
Jesse Truesdell Peck: Male
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.83.130
Exhibition Label
This composite portrait united the only five Methodist Episcopal bishops living in 1872 with eight new bishops elected that year to create the full complement of thirteen. The image of unity belies the controversies stirred by one of the bishops, Gilbert Haven (1821–1880), whose portrait appears at lower right as number twelve. Haven’s outspoken and uncompromising push for progressive reforms sparked frequent conflict with the leaders of his denomination, including several shown here. Committed to human rights and a truly integrated society, Haven supported interracial churches, schools, denominational conferences, and marriages. He chose Atlanta, Georgia, as his episcopal residence and introduced desegregated ecclesiastical practices to Southern churches.
Despite ill health exacerbated by malaria (contracted during a trip to Liberia in 1876–77), Haven relentlessly pressured the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–81) to protect the voting rights, economic justice, and physical safety of African Americans in the South after Reconstruction.
Este retrato compuesto reúne a los cinco obispos metodistas episcopales vivos en 1872 con ocho obispos nuevos elegidos ese año para alcanzar el total de trece. La imagen de unidad oculta las controversias generadas por uno de ellos, Gilbert Haven (1821–1880), presentado abajo a la izquierda como el número 12. Su presión implacable a favor de reformas progresistas suscitó conflictos frecuentes con los líderes de su fe, incluidos varios que aparecen aquí. Defensor de los derechos humanos y la verdadera integración de la sociedad, Haven apoyó a iglesias, escuelas, conferencias eclesiásticas y matrimonios interraciales. Escogió Atlanta, Georgia, como residencia episcopal e introdujo prácticas integradas en las iglesias sureñas.
A pesar de su mala salud, exacerbada por la malaria (que contrajo en un viaje a Liberia en 1876– 77), Haven presionó sin tregua al gobierno del presidente Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–81) para que protegiera el voto, la justicia económica y la seguridad física de los afroamericanos en el sur durante el período de la Reconstrucción.
