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Harriet Tubman

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

H. Seymour Squyer, 1848 - 18 Dec 1905

Sitter

Harriet Araminta Tubman, 1820 - 10 Mar 1913

Exhibition Label

Born Dorchester County, Maryland
Born into slavery as Araminta Ross, Harriet Tubman rebelled against servitude from her earliest years, running away as early as age seven. At fifteen, she defied an overseer and was nearly killed when he gave her a "stunning blow to the head." Although the effects of the blow stayed with her throughout her life, Tubman marshaled her resolve and nurtured her anger. In 1844 she married a freedman, John Tubman, and in 1849 she escaped to Philadelphia, discarding her slave name for her mother’s name, Harriet. Tubman became an active "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, guiding escaping slaves to freedom. She made nineteen recorded trips out of the South and was reputed never to have lost a soul. Tubman was active throughout the abolitionist movement and conspired with John Brown about raiding the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, although she did not participate.
Nacida en Dorchester County, Maryland
Harriet Tubman nació esclava, con el nombre de Araminta Ross, pero desde temprano se rebeló contra la servidumbre, intentando huir desde los siete años. A los quince desafió a un capataz y casi muere cuando este le propinó "un tremendo golpe en la cabeza". Aunque los efectos del incidente la acompañaron el resto de su vida, Tubman encauzó su determinación y alimentó su rabia. En 1844 se casó con un liberto, John Tubman, y en 1849 escapó a Philadelphia, cambiando su nombre de esclava por el de su madre, Harriet. Tubman se convirtió en una efectiva "conductora" del llamado "Ferrocarril Subterráneo", una red clandestina que ayudaba a los esclavos a escapar hacia la libertad. Realizó diecinueve viajes (de los que se tenga conocimiento) para sacar esclavos del sur del país, y se decía que nunca perdió a ninguno. Tubman estuvo muy activa en el movimiento abolicionista y conspiró junto a John Brown para asaltar el arsenal federal de Harpers Ferry, aunque no participó.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1885

Object number

NPG.2006.86

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Printing-out paper print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 14 × 9.9cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8")
Mount: 16.5 x 10.8cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Mat: 45.7 x 35.6cm (18 x 14")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Photographic format\Cabinet card
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Female
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Medicine and Health\Nurse
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Law and Crime\Enslaved person
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Soldier\Army scout
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47f9eeb0a-9df1-44f8-b66b-4bc3cd2e2fb6

Record ID

npg_NPG.2006.86

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