Frederick Douglass

Ben Shahn, Frederick Douglass, n.d., screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Frederick Douglass Institute of Negro Arts and History, 1967.97.2
Ben Shahn, Frederick Douglass, n.d., screenprint, 12 1810 in. (30.825.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Frederick Douglass Institute of Negro Arts and History, 1967.97.2

Artwork Details

Title
Frederick Douglass
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 1810 in. (30.825.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Frederick Douglass Institute of Negro Arts and History
Mediums Description
screenprint
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Douglass, Frederick — bust
  • State of being — other — enslaved
  • Occupation — other — reformer
  • African American
Object Number
1967.97.2

Works by this artist (8 items)

John Marin, Brooklyn Bridge, 1911, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.55
Brooklyn Bridge
Date1911
etching on paper
Not on view
John Marin, Bridge over Canal, Amsterdam, 1906, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.53
Bridge over Canal, Amsterdam
Date1906
etching on paper
Not on view
John Marin, Taos Canyon, New Mexico, 1929, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dolores and John W. Beck, Winter Park, FL, 2012.58
Taos Canyon, New Mexico
Date1929
watercolor
Not on view
John Marin, Skyscrapers in Construction, No. 1, 1930, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.104
Skyscrapers in Construction, No. 1
Date1930
etching
Not on view

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