Digital original print honoring Harriet Tubman, part of the perSISTERS series. I print the inkjet prints on my Epson large format archival printer in my studio. The color is very fine. I trim it and package it in a crystal clear sleeve with cardboard backing and information included in the sleeve, on the back. The larger print I ship in a tube. The offset 8 x 10 print is from a previous year's calendar and has some printing on the back. Also available on stretched canvas which is ready to hang and shipped from a third party fabricator: please allow 1 week to 10 days for delivery. Magnets are shiny wrapped metal. Stickers are vinyl. There is a FERA LESS pin-back button in one of the sets and on one of the cards (different listing).

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. She led soldiers into battle during the Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women’s suffrage.

This design is based on a previously undocumented photograph which has emerged from the ether of history, showing the Underground Railroad “conductor” in her younger days — slim, impeccably dressed and confident. The late 1860s carte-de-visite photo comes from fellow abolitionist Emily Howland’s album. It is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Wikipedia and Smithsonian Magazine

DESIGN NOTE
I had made a shawl design for Harriet before starting the perSISTERS series. When the new image of Tubman surfaced, I knew I needed to make a print about her, too. This gave me the opportunity to play with the word “FEARLESS” and pull it apart into two words. Fear is the emotion that fuels a despot’s power. So one place to start the work is to fear less. You can read about the shawl design on my blog to learn about the extra work behind this particular design: https://www.ledablack.com/further-fearless-adventures-in-the-female-power-project/