Frederick Douglass
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.2014.29.1
Tags
LandscapeLecturerNewspaper publisherWriterEnslaved personFrederick Douglass: MaleMinisterAbolitionistHorseTree
About this artwork
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass was determined by his early teens to escape his bondage. In 1838, he fled northward to settle in Massachusetts, where he became a key figure in the abolitionist movement. He gained widespread respect for his 1845 autobiography and zealous, eloquent oratorical skills.