Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Major Samuel Ringgold (1796-1846)
Object Number:
INV.14901
Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Black ink and wash over graphite on beige paper, inlaid into heavy paper
Dimensions:
17 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.
Inscriptions:
Signed at middle left in black ink: "-- D. McN. S --"; inscribed at lower center: "S. Ringgold"
Description:
Portrait: Major Ringgold graduated West Point in 1818, was wounded in the first battle of the Mexican War at Palo Alto in 1846 and died 3 days later.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
