Harriet Beecher Stowe
c. 1899-1920
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
S/NPG.72.61
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Art Historical Context
This evocative portrait drawing of Harriet Beecher Stowe, created by Czech-American artist Jacques Reich (2–1923) around 1899–1920, captures the likeness of one of America's most influential abolition and novelists. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's National Portrait Gallery collection, work features Stowe adorned with a headband, emphasizing her dignified presence. Reich, renowned for his meticulous crayon and chalk portraits of prominent figures, produced this piece posthumously, as Stowe passed away in 1896Stowe's 1852 novel *Uncle Tom's Cabin* sold over 300,000 copies in its ...