Henry Bibb

Description (Brief):

Black and white print, 3/4 length portrait of a man (Henry Bibb) standing in front of drapery. Beneath the main image is a vignette of a runaway slave (Henry Bibb) being pursued by another man (Daniel Lane). The caption below reads "Daniel Lane after Henry Bibb in Louisville, Kentucky June 1838..."

Date Made: 1847

Depicted; Copyright Holder: Bibb, HenryMaker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: World

Subject: BlacksChronology: 1840-1849

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Clothing & Accessories, Art, Peters Prints, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.3218Catalog Number: 60.3218

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Measurements: image: 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-90d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_325474

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