Learning is Wealth. Wilson, Charley, Rebecca & Rosa, Slaves from New Orleans

1864

Charles Paxson

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Charles Paxson

Artist, American, active 1860s

The image shows four individuals positioned together. An adult male is seated on a chair holding an open book. He has short, dark hair and is dressed in a light-colored jacket, dark shirt, and trousers. Three children are seated and standing beside him. The girls have long hair and are holding books. One girl wears a light-colored dress with dark stripes, the other girl wears a plain dress. The boy stands between them, dressed in a dark shirt and holding a book. They appear to be conversing or reading together. The background is plain.

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Provenance

Thomas Harris, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

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Inscriptions

lower center on mount printed in black ink: LEARNING IS WEALTH. / WILSON, CHARLEY, REBECCA & ROSA, / Slaves from New Orleans.; on verso, upper center printed in black ink: No. 6; upper center and center: Entered according to the act of Congress in the year / 1864 by S. TACKABERRY, in the clerk’s office of / the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. / The nett [sic] proceeds from the sale of the pho- / tographs will be devoted to the education of col- / ored people in the department of the Gulf now / under the command of Maj. Gen. Banks.; center: CHAS. PAXSON, / PHOTOGRAPHER, / N. Y.; lower center: N. B. -- All orders must be addressed to H. N. / BENT, No. 1 Mercer Street, N. Y.

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