Sojourner Truth

American 19th Century, 1864

The image shows a seated woman in a half-body portrait. She is positioned sideways but turns her head to face the camera. Her facial features are strong and pronounced, with high cheekbones and a determined… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: American 19th Century ¹
Date: 1864 ¹
Medium: albumen silver print (carte-de-visite) ¹
Original: 4,804 × 7,846 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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