Remember Me
Picturing African Americans in Early Photography
American 19th Century, "Remember Me, Annie", c. 1860, tintype with applied color. National Gallery of Art, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation, 2023.39.34
American 19th Century, "Remember Me, Annie", c. 1860, tintype with applied color. National Gallery of Art, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation, 2023.39.34 · License
Remember Me opens at National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States, on November 7, 2026 and runs to March 14, 2027.
Last verified October 28, 2026 · Official source ↗
The National Gallery of Art presents around 70 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs highlighting how Black Americans used the medium to depict their own lives and communities. Featuring works by early Black photographers like James Presley Ball and James Van Der Zee, the exhibition examines personal agency, self-expression, and resilience through portraits spanning the era around the Civil War.
Venue
- National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C., United States · November 7, 2026 – March 14, 2027Opens 7 Nov
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Images
American 19th Century, "Remember Me, Annie", c. 1860, tintype with applied color. National Gallery of Art, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation, 2023.39.34
American 19th Century, "Remember Me, Annie", c. 1860, tintype with applied color. National Gallery of Art, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation, 2023.39.34 · License · Source ↗