Frederick Douglass
Unknown
ca. 1855
Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Rubel Collection, Gift of William Rubel, 2001
Accession Number
2001.756
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...