AuthorPoem by
John Greenleaf Whittier (American, 1807–1892)American, 1807–1892
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
Datec. 1837
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumWood engraving on wove paper
Dimensions19 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (50.5 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by various donors
Object numberB.95.4
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.
"Exhibited As We Are: Fighting Racism with Art in the Age of Slavery," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bayou Bend, April 29–August 16, 2015.
"Imprinted: Illustrating Race," Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, June 11–October 30, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on banner, below image: AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?
Inscribed below text of poem: Sold at the American Anti-Slavery Office, 143 Nassau Street, New-York
Inscribed below text of poem: Sold at the American Anti-Slavery Office, 143 Nassau Street, New-York
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