Sojourner Truth, "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance"
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 8.5 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2013
Accession Number
2013.54
Tags
PortraitsWomenKnittingAmerican Civil War
About the Artist
Unknown|Sojourner Truth
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...