Augustus Washington: One of the Most Talented and Successful Photographers in Connecticut
Augustus Washington was one of the most talented and successful photographers in mid-1800s Connecticut.
Washington lived in Hartford from 1844 until 1853 and was actively involved in the Abolitionist Movement and the life of Hartford’s free black community.
Though his work depicts people of different classes and cultures, ironically, no portraits of African Americans survive from his years in Hartford.
Washington was the son of former slaves, was born free in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1820.
Washington made the decision to emigrate to Liberia in 1852.
