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THBRARE GILBERT HUNT (C. 1780-1863), RICHMOND, VIRGINIA FREED SLAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
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LiveSep 23, 2023
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- Lot Description
RARE GILBERT HUNT (C. 1780-1863), RICHMOND, VIRGINIA FREED SLAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, salt print on card stock, depicting the elderly subject seated and wearing a tattered jacket and pants with patches, holding a blacksmith hammer in his right hand, stamped in the lower margin, "Photographed by SMITH & VANNERSON, 77 Main St., Richmond, Va." Conservation matted. 1861-1863. 7 3/8" x 5 1/4" print, 10" x 8" board.
Literature: Bosket/Rasmussen - The Story of Virginia. Highlights from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, p. 105, top left.
Catalogue Note: Only a few copies of this rare photograph are known. The importance of this image cannot be overstated.
The following is taken from Mann, Dionna. "Gilbert Hunt (ca. 1780–1863)" Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (07 Dec. 2020). Web. 30 Aug. 2023. Gilbert Hunt was an African-American blacksmith in Richmond who became known in the city for his aid during two fires: the Richmond Theatre fire in 1811 and the Virginia State Penitentiary fire in 1823. Born enslaved in King William County, Hunt trained as a blacksmith in Richmond and remained there most of the rest of his life. After the Richmond Theatre caught fire on December 26, 1811, he ran to the scene and, with the help of Dr. James D. McCaw, helped to rescue as many as a dozen women. He performed a similar feat of courage on August 8, 1823, during the penitentiary fire. Hunt purchased his freedom and in 1829 immigrated to the West African colony of Liberia, where he stayed only eight months. After returning to Richmond, he resumed blacksmithing and served as an outspoken, sometimes-controversial deacon in the First African Baptist Church. In 1848 he helped form the Union Burial Ground Society. In 1859, a Richmond author published a biography of Hunt, largely in the elderly blacksmith's own words, but portraying him as impoverished and meek, a depiction at odds with the historical record. Hunt died on April 26, 1863, and a notice in the next day's Richmond Dispatch described him as "a useful and respected resident of Richmond." He was buried at Phoenix Burying Ground, later Cedarwood Cemetery, and eventually part of Richmond's Barton Heights Cemeteries.
For the full biography of Hunt, see https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/hunt-gilbert-ca-1780-1863/.Condition
Very good condition, print with a few small rubbed spots to background.
- Provenance
The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.
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