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Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

Robert Langton, 1825 - 13 Sep 19001851

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States

  • Title: Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
  • Creator: Robert Langton, 1825 - 13 Sep 1900
  • Date Created: 1851
  • Location Created: United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
  • Physical Dimensions: Book open: 17.8 × 21.1 cm (7 × 8 5/16")
  • Subject Keywords: Hammer, Society and social change, Tools, Containers, Portraits, Box, Reformers, Abolitionists, Indeterminable, Men, Magician, Entertainers, Enslaved person
  • Original Source: See this work of art on the National Portrait Gallery website
  • Medium: Wood engraving on paper
  • Sitter: Henry Box Brown, c. 1816 - 15 Jun 1897
  • Credit line : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

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