Frederick Douglass - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBIn 1839 Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre announced the perfection of the daguerreotype, a photographic process that employed a silver-coated copperplate sensitive to light. This new artistic process was celebrated for its remarkably sharp detail and praised as a “democratic art” that brought portraiture into reach for the masses.
Mirrors with Memory: The Magic of Daguerreotypes
WEBSep 10, 2021 · In 1996, a daguerreotype portrait of the abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass entered the collection of the Photography Department, one of our major acquisitions to date.
One Life: Frederick Douglass - National Portrait Gallery
WEBJun 16, 2023 · The Twelfth National Anti-Slavery Bazaar, held at Faneuil Hall in December 1845, offered for sale “an excellent Daguerreotype of Frederick Douglass,” according to The Liberator (January 23, 1846). The daguerreotype was “the gift of Mr. Southworth” and “elicited much attention.”
Why We Need to Understand Frederick Douglass Now More …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Frederick Douglass, Unidentified Artist, Sixth-plate daguerreotype c. 1841 Collection of Greg French. Frederick Douglass’ trajectory from an enslaved laborer to a globally recognized...
Frederick Douglass | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.
A to Z of Photography: Daguerrotype and Frederick Douglass
WEBJun 11, 2019 · Frederick Douglass wasn't a photographer, but takes an auspicious place in American history. Born in 1818 to slavery, he was a staunch abolitionist, as well as an orator, writer, and...
How Frederick Douglass crafted his image through speeches and …
WEBJul 1, 2023 · Frederick Douglass in a sixth-plate daguerreotype, circa 1850. A new exhibit shows how the abolitionist crafted his image. (Mark Gulezian/National Portrait Gallery)
Frederick Douglass and the Power of Pictures | Picture This
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Frederick Douglass was a firm believer in the power of pictures. In an 1861 lecture called “Pictures and Progress” by the press, Douglass wondered why photography pioneer Louis Daguerre was not more frequently compared with inventors of such vaunted technologies as the telegraph or the steamboat: “the …
Frederick Douglass - Samuel J. Miller (American, 1822–1888)
WEBIn 1839 Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre announced the perfection of the daguerreotype, a photographic process that employed a silver-coated copperplate sensitive to light. This new artistic process...
Unknown | Frederick Douglass | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTitle: Frederick Douglass. Artist: Unknown (American) Date: ca. 1855. Medium: Daguerreotype. Dimensions: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.) Classification: Photographs. Credit Line: The Rubel Collection, Gift of William Rubel, 2001. Accession Number: 2001.756
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