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Sep 20, 2009 · Given Brown’s passionate opposition to slavery, it’s not surprising that his first photographic likeness was created by an African-American portraitist, Augustus Washington. The...
Dec 6, 2023 · Considering the relationship between the white abolitionist sitter, John Brown, and the free Black photographer, Augustus Washington, is equally fascinating. Who decided for Brown to stand in such a manner?
African American daguerreotypist and fellow abolitionist Augustus Washington created the earliest known likeness of radical abolitionist John Brown. In a pose that dramatizes his antislavery activism, Brown stands with one hand raised as if repeating his public pledge to dedicate his life to the destruction of slavery.
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This daguerreotype, probably made in 1846 or 1847, is the earliest known portrait of the insurgent abolitionist John Brown. The artist, Augustus Washington, was the son of a former slave. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he vowed while still a teenager to “become a scholar, a teacher, and a useful man.”.
Aug 24, 2021 · Although he was not Hartford’s first daguerreotypist, he was one of the most successful, according to Nancy Finlay in “ Portrait of a Young Man ” (Connecticut Explored, Winter 2004/2005). Augustus Washington, “John Brown,” c. 1846 – 1847. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Augustus Washington (c. 1820 – June 7, 1875) was an American photographer and daguerreotypist. He was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and migrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented.
Augustus Washington, John Brown, daguerreotype, 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7/16 in. (11.4 x 19.7 x 1.1cm), Hartford, Connecticut (National Portrait Gallery) Daguerreotype depicting John Brown c. 1846. Brown was not, at this time, a well known figure, although he was active in abolitionist circles.
