This is a vintage 60's printing of this classic. It is not a modern reprint. It is a great size for framing or displaying. This historic artwork recognizes an important part of history. The fact that African Americans were beginning to represent southern states in Congress by the early 1870s was an event worthy of commemoration, and this print, The First Colored Senator and Representatives was one of the efforts to mark it. The original is in The National Portrait Gallery.

TITLE: First Colored Senator and Representatives

ORIGINATOR: Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

PEOPLE DEPICTED:

Sitter

Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901

Benjamin Sterling Turner, 1825 - 1894

Josiah T. Walls, 1842 - 1905

Joseph Harvey Rainy, 1832 - 1887

R. Brown Elliot, 1842 - 1884

Robert Carlos De Large, 1842 - 14 Feb 1874

Jefferson Franklin Long, 3 Mar 1836 - 5 Feb 1900

SIZE: THE PIECE MEASURES 11 1/2" X 14"

CONDITION: Excellent - stored flat (see all photos)

Shipping: Combined shipping is available