Sujet

Daguerreotype of a man taken by Augustus Washington, ca. 1850. Creator: Augustus Washington.

Légende

An unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. African-American photographer and daguerreotypist Augustus Washington (c. 1820-1875) was born in New Jersey as a free person of colour and immigrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_350

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

188,5Mo (5,5Mo) / 81,6cm x 57,9cm / 9641 x 6835 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male man men education country frame guy museum color photography location century portable African American African-American B&W afro-american framed United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution 19th century black & white black and white B W Educational Institution nineteenth century heritage American America USA daguerreotype scientific institution photograph portrait united states cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits daguerreotypes Augustus Washington Washington Augustus silver amalgam silver on copper photographic plates with wood leather velvet and metal