Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Many people know that Frederick Douglass lived and raised his family here in Rochester, NY, but many also don't know the reason why he came. Watch this video to learn what we know!
Come explore the Talman Building in downtown Rochester with us, the location that Frederick Douglass chose to be the home of his letterpress printed newspaper ventures including The North Star. Located at 25 E. Main St., this building often goes unnoticed. Our motive for the video is to spotlight the building's historical and societal significance.
Our guide, Autumn Haag, Assistant Director at River Campus Libraries/University of Rochester Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, talks to our viewers about what we know on Frederick Douglass as a printmaker, and how we can honor his fight for equality through printed materials today.
Thank you to Autumn for compiling a selection of images from printmakers for the video, all of which can be found in the library's Frederick Douglass collection, free and open to the public for viewing during open hours. See below for full sources.
Hours, directions, and more to visit the Frederick Douglass collection:
https://www.library.rochester.edu/rbscp
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Douglass in Print Sources (in order of appearance):
"Frederick Dougass Portrait in Linocut" by Tom Callos
"Without Struggle" by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Douglass Poster" by Thornwillow Press
"Power Concedes Nothing" letterpress by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Young Douglass" by Elizabeth Catlett
"Build Strong Children" letterpress by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Frederick Douglass at Faneuil Hall" letterpress by Mitchel Ahern/Mitchelka
"Frederick Douglas at Faneuil Hall" letterpress postcards by Mitchel Ahern/Mitchelka
"Douglass Strong, No Struggle No Progress" poster from Onondaga Historical Association
Other images used (Creative Commons License):
"The North Star" National Park Service NPS.gov (From their 'trading card' images)
"Post House Marker" Wikipedia.org author Dspark76
"Frederick Douglass: 1875" Harpers New Monthly Magazine, May, 1875
"Frederick Douglass as a young man: 1838 ca." Illustrator unknown. Culver Pictures photograph obtained via an Internet auction.
Royalty-free music:
Hanging Lanterns (Kalaido)
→open.spotify.com/artist/5LXHT7v9uYGrsyEnL9q9K8
Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
soundcloud.com/lukrembo/biscuit
milk coffee (Ryan)
youtube.com/watch?v=eSOV2Zo_J1A
Many people know that Frederick Douglass lived and raised his family here in Rochester, NY, but many also don't know the reason why he came. Watch this video to learn what we know!
Come explore the Talman Building in downtown Rochester with us, the location that Frederick Douglass chose to be the home of his letterpress printed newspaper ventures including The North Star. Located at 25 E. Main St., this building often goes unnoticed. Our motive for the video is to spotlight the building's historical and societal significance.
Our guide, Autumn Haag, Assistant Director at River Campus Libraries/University of Rochester Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, talks to our viewers about what we know on Frederick Douglass as a printmaker, and how we can honor his fight for equality through printed materials today.
Thank you to Autumn for compiling a selection of images from printmakers for the video, all of which can be found in the library's Frederick Douglass collection, free and open to the public for viewing during open hours. See below for full sources.
Hours, directions, and more to visit the Frederick Douglass collection:
https://www.library.rochester.edu/rbscp
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Follow us on social:
instagram.com/flowercityarts
facebook.com/FlowerCityArts
twitter.com/FlowerCityArts
linkedin.com/company/flowercityarts
Douglass in Print Sources (in order of appearance):
"Frederick Dougass Portrait in Linocut" by Tom Callos
"Without Struggle" by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Douglass Poster" by Thornwillow Press
"Power Concedes Nothing" letterpress by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Young Douglass" by Elizabeth Catlett
"Build Strong Children" letterpress by Richard Kegler/P22 Type Foundry
"Frederick Douglass at Faneuil Hall" letterpress by Mitchel Ahern/Mitchelka
"Frederick Douglas at Faneuil Hall" letterpress postcards by Mitchel Ahern/Mitchelka
"Douglass Strong, No Struggle No Progress" poster from Onondaga Historical Association
Other images used (Creative Commons License):
"The North Star" National Park Service NPS.gov (From their 'trading card' images)
"Post House Marker" Wikipedia.org author Dspark76
"Frederick Douglass: 1875" Harpers New Monthly Magazine, May, 1875
"Frederick Douglass as a young man: 1838 ca." Illustrator unknown. Culver Pictures photograph obtained via an Internet auction.
Royalty-free music:
Hanging Lanterns (Kalaido)
→open.spotify.com/artist/5LXHT7v9uYGrsyEnL9q9K8
Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
soundcloud.com/lukrembo/biscuit
milk coffee (Ryan)
youtube.com/watch?v=eSOV2Zo_J1A
