These weren’t fine oil paintings, all pomp and propaganda ... These play-miniatures were produced in some numbers but, by the 19th century, small portraits were mass-produced, accessible ...

displays a dignity rarely allowed African subjects in 19th century art. The half-length portrait shows Jones in his ecclesiastical robes, with Bible in hand. Its style is simple; yet it is ...

Wise’s portrait is an oil painting on canvas ... birth name Thoc-me-tony, a 19th-century advocate for Native American rights. Wise was also a pioneer in the Reform movement, allowing mixed ...