A 19th-century family portrait that was altered to cover an enslaved teenager has been restored to its original version. The painting, initially etched on canvas, is now set to hang in the ...

new video loaded: Exclusive: How a Rare Portrait of an Enslaved Child Arrived at the Met transcript The Met recently acquired “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” a 19th-century Louisiana ...

A beautiful yet unassuming 19th-century portrait of a mixed race woman believed ... U.S., and tells a fascinating story of a free Black family before emancipation. It’s also a rare work from ...

By McKenna Oxenden More than two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album filled ... as more people trace their family’s history through genetic ...

as well as a big blanket that she throws over her head to take her pictures — like someone shooting family portraits at a 19th-century fairground. Put up your hair Her interest in photographing ...