Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass (Happy Birthday!) OC

in art •  6 years ago 

Done 1 year after the original Who Said What Art Show began, this piece is part of a quartet in which a new style of illustration was explored, making use of a more intricate background.

Frederick Douglass originally wrote this quote as part of an essay called "Reconstruction", which he originally wrote in December of 1866. The quote rings true to today.

Frederick-Douglass.jpg

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