The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly.

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly.

2-831-877 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment: "We till our own fields," "The Ballot Box is Open to Us," "We Unite in the Bonds of Fellowship with the Whole Human Race," etc.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Kelly: Artist
Subject
  1. Frederick Douglass: American, African-American: Diplomat, abolitionist, writer, politician
  2. Martin Robison Delany: American, African-American: abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier, and writer
  3. Ulysses Simpson Grant: American: Statesman, politician, President of USA, soldier, general
  4. Hiram Rhodes Revels: American, African-American: Politician, minister, senator
  5. Abraham Lincoln: American: President of USA, lawyer, statesman, politician
  6. Schuyler Colfax: American: Journalist, businessman, politician
People Related
  1. John Brown: American: anti-slavery campaigner, abolitionist

Medium
  1. Lithographic ink on paper

Picture Type
  1. Color lithographs
  2. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics Politics Political Events

Society & Culture Law & Crime

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 9748x7795
File Size : 222,615kb


Aliases

  1. 2010.45.11
  1. NMAAHC-2010_45_11
  1. 0990004577
  1. 2-831-877
  1. 2010.45.11
  1. 2831877

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