Silhouette, Albert Pike
Object numberoshtl2026.005.13
Date1825
MediumPaper
Credit LineOn loan from Historic Arkansas Museum
DescriptionA self-portrait paper silhouette of Albert Pike from 1825.Albert Pike (1809–1891) was a prominent 19th-century Arkansas lawyer, poet, journalist, and Confederate brigadier general who significantly shaped early Arkansas politics and the Southern Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Known as a complex figure, he was a staunch secessionist, a renowned Masonic leader, and worked to align Native American tribes with the Confederacy.
Status
On view
