Reverend Josiah Henson
c. 1876
Edward H. Hart
Artist, American, active 1890s - 1900s
![The image depicts a bust portrait of an elderly man facing forward. He has deep-set eyes, a broad nose, a full, curly white beard, and curly white hair. He is seated upright, dressed in a dark jacket with buttons over a vest and shirt. There are no visible objects in his hands. The background is a plain surface. Below the image, text identifies him as "The Original 'UNCLE TOM.' [Rev. Josiah Henson.]"](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/099e2e6d-90ef-4458-aa0d-d5aaa0e0f21a/full/!800,800/0/default.jpg)
West Building Main Floor, Gallery M72
Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.1 × 6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.39.69
More About this Artwork
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower center on mount printed in black ink: The Original "UNCLE TOM." / [Rev. Josiah Henson.]; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in graphite: 14KLH / AF034A