Orange Scott
c. 1835-41
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Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Archives of American Art
Accession Number
S/NPG.84.328
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Art Historical Context
Behold the portrait print *Orange Scott* by Benjamin F. Nut (?-1887), created around 1835-1841. This striking image captures the likeness of Orange Scott, a dedicated Methodist minister and fervent abolitionist during America's turbulent antebellum era. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the work was transferred from the National Portrait and Archives of American Art, undersc its value in preserving key figures of U.S. history. Scott played a pivotal role in the abolitionist movement, helping lead the schism that birthed the Wesleyan Methodist Connection in 1843—a direct rebuke to...