:: The Art of Kadir Nelson

Frederick Douglass: The Lion

From Kadir Nelson’s critically-acclaimed book, “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans,” Nelson paints a Young Frederick Douglass who
looks skyward as he prepares to board his train to freedom. In 1838, Douglass escaped from the antebellum South via train by cleverly disguising himself as a sailor on his way North. Nelson’s bold portrait of Douglass depicts the fiery character of a freedom fighter who would go on tohelp change the course of history.