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| Title: | The Underground Railroad | |
| Alt. Title: | Painting, Oil on Canvas, painted in 1893 | |
| Creator: | Webber, Charles T. (1825-1911), American, Cincinnat | |
| Subject: | Art -- 19th Century -- Ohio -- Cincinnati. | |
| Subject: | Underground Railroad -- Ohio. | |
| Description: | The "Underground Railroad" was painted for exhibition at the World's Columbian Fair held in Chicago in 1893. The painting depicts abolitionists helping slaves escape by way of the Underground Railroad to freedom in the North. The period depicted is about 1858 when Levi Coffin, his wife Catherine Coffin, and Hannah Haydock were working together on the Underground system. The landscape is presumably Levi Coffin's farm which was located on the outskirts of Cincinnati and often used to hide escaping slaves. | |
| Publisher: | SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries | |
| Contributor: | Subscription Fund Purchase, 1927.2 | |
| Date: | 1840 | |
| Resource: | Digitized image. | |
| Identifier: | rtm000003paint | |
| Source: | Photograph | |
| Rights: | This image and the text therein are the property of: Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary R. Schiff Library, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1596, (513) 721-5204, which retains all right thereto. NO PUBLICATION OR REPRODUCTION,ELECTRONIC OR OTHERWISE, IS ALLOWED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE Cincinnati Art Museum. Contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Department at the above address. | |
| Owner: | Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary R. Schiff Library | |
| Collection: | Painting Collection | |