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Artist
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Sojourner Truth, c. 1797 - 26 Nov 1883
Date
c. 1864
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.9 x 5.6cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.1 x 6.1cm (4 x 2 3/8")
Mat: 35.6 x 27.9cm (14 x 11")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Outerwear\Shawl
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Sojourner Truth: Female
Sojourner Truth: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Sojourner Truth: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Sojourner Truth: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution