Creator |
Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, lithographer. |
Contributor |
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. |
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Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. |
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How, Joseph, publisher. |
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McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
Title |
Revd. Charles W. Gardner, [graphic] : Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of the people of colour in Philadelphia, Decr.
20th 1841 / From Life on Stone by A. Newsam; P.S. Duval, Lith. Philada.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia : By Joseph How |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1841 |
Date |
[1841] |
Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 38 x 30 cm (14.75 x 11.5 in.) |
Description |
Half-length portrait of the Philadelphia community reformer and abolitionist Presbyterian pastor. Gardner, attired in a white
collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, and jacket, is seated and facing forward. Gardner, originally an itinerant Methodist
preacher, aided freedom seekers and participated in the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society and the American Anti-Slavery Society,
as well as worked with several African American intellectual, benevolent, and reform societies including the American Moral
Reform Society.
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Notes |
Title from item. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Biographical / historical note |
Newsam, a respected Philadelphia lithographer, was a deaf mute who received early art training at Philadelphia's Institute
for the Deaf and Dumb.
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Subject |
Gardner, Charles W., 1782-1863 -- Portraits. |
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First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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African American abolitionists -- United States. |
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African American clergy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American Presbyterians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Presbyterian Church -- Clergy. |
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Social reformers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1840-1850. |
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Portrait prints -- 1840-1850. |
Printer |
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886, lithographer. |
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How, Joseph, publisher. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Portrait prints-G [(1)5750.F.178b] |
Accession number |
(1)5750.F.178b |