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samuel eli cornish
samuel eli cornish (1795 – november 6, 1858) was an american presbyterian minister, abolitionist, publisher, and journalist. he was a leader in new york city's small free black community, where he organized the first congregation of black presbyterians in new york. in 1827 he became one of two editors of the newly founded freedom's journal, the first black newspaper in the united states. in 1833 he was a founding member of the interracial american anti-slavery society. he was born in sussex county, delaware and died in brooklyn, new york.
The Subject Atlas
A chart of samuel eli cornish's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
