Newspaper clipping with a portrait of Harriet Tubman
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1868; printed 1986
- Published by
- The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
- Created by
- John G. Darby, active 1830s - 1860s
- Subject of
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Mariline Northrup Wilkins
- African American Museum in Philadelphia, American, founded 1976
- Description
- A clipping from The Philadelphia Tribune featuring a reproduction of John G. Darby's woodcut engraving portrait of Harriet Tubman. The image has been cropped from the original full-length portrait which depicts Tubman standing, holding a rifle with Civil War tents in the background. The clipping cuts off the portrait just above the feet. Above is the first two columns of the accompanying article with the headline "Spoken history: / Harriet Tubman" and beneath is the caption [Harriet Tubman]. The clipping refers to a Women's History Month program at the African American Museum in Philadelphia featuring Tubman's great-grandniece Mariline Wilkins. The date and source are printed across the top [Friday, March 21, 1986 The Philadelphia Tribune].
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Black Press
- Families
- Military
- Museums
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Books and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.50.12
- Type
- portraits
- clippings
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (14.9 x 11.4 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.50.12