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Sojourner Truth

Randall Studio, active 1865 - 1875?
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A portrait of Sojourner Truth.Exhibition Label: Sojourner Truth participated in the debates over which group should get suffrage first—black men or women. In 1867, the former slave declared: “If colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.” Having experienced unequal pay due to her gender, she became concerned with women’s economic prosperity. To earn a living, Truth sold her autobiography and portraits like this one. Here, her inscription, “I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance,” emphasizes her financial acumen.

Date Created
1865/1875
Subject - Topic/Names
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Copyright status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Primary Repository ID
NPG_NPG79-220
System of Record ID
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.79.220
Title
Sojourner Truth
Date Created
1865/1875
Description
A portrait of Sojourner Truth.
Exhibition Label: Sojourner Truth participated in the debates over which group should get suffrage first—black men or women. In 1867, the former slave declared: “If colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.” Having experienced unequal pay due to her gender, she became concerned with women’s economic prosperity. To earn a living, Truth sold her autobiography and portraits like this one. Here, her inscription, “I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance,” emphasizes her financial acumen.
Creator
Randall Studio, active 1865 - 1875?
Contributor
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
14.4 x 10.3 cm (image)
16.5 x 10.8 cm (mount)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
albumen prints
Local Call Number
NPG.79.220
Rights Statement
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Holding Repository
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Sort Date
1865
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