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"American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1840"
Artifact
Almanac
Date Made
1840
Summary
Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. Most of these "abolitionists" were white Northerners who had never actually come in contact with enslaved people. The abolitionist press, centered in northern states like New York and Massachusetts, produced and sold many almanacs that featured provocative cover illustrations depicting the brutality of slavery.
Creators
Object ID
2005.0.17.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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"American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1840"
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Tempera Painting, "The Strike," by Arthur R. Lehmann, 1941
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1941
Summary
Arthur Lehmann created this painting while employed by the Works Progress Administration in Detroit. Lehmann chanced upon unionizing efforts at the Ford Rouge Plant in 1937, creating a sketch of workers picketing outside the plant gates. Ultimately, the workers were successful and in 1941 Ford became a union shop. In a meticulously personal style, Lehmann depicts the unionizing process in the finished painting.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
2013.126.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Tina Emenheiser and Richard T. Lehmann.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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Tempera Painting, "The Strike," by Arthur R. Lehmann, 1941
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
"Pussyhat", Worn during the Women's March in Washington, D.C., January 2017
Artifact
Hat
Date Made
January 2017
Summary
In January 2017, millions of women--some donning pink knitted hats--gathered across America in a show of solidarity for women's rights and to protest the demeaning rhetoric made during the 2016 Presidential elections. (This hat's name refers to a derogatory comment made by Donald Trump in 2005.) This call to action brought a greater awareness of women's issues and an increased participation in electoral decision making in the following years.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
2017.79.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Anne Doyle.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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"Pussyhat", Worn during the Women's March in Washington, D.C., January 2017
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
