Abolition Meeting Held at Willis's Rooms in Honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe

1853

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After Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852) became a best-seller in Britain and America, the author visited England and Scotland to promote her anti-slavery beliefs. Society thronged to meet her, and commentators mentioned her small stature and unassuming appearance. This drawing depicts a packed reception held on May 25, 1853 at Willis's Rooms, an upscale social club located on King Street, in London's Mayfair. On this occasion, Stowe was honored by the British and Foreign Antislavery Society and the drawing shows her in the left foreground, accompanied by black and white gentlemen, greeting an admirer.

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Title: Abolition Meeting Held at Willis's Rooms in Honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Artist: William Henry Fisk (British, London 1827–1884 London)
Date: 1853
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 8 11/16 x 14 11/16 in. (22 x 37.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1955
Object Number: 55.632.6
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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