Thomas Satterwhite Noble: Champion of Abolition and Pioneer of Cincinnati Art Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835-1907) stands as a pivotal figure in American art history, recognized primarily for his powerful depictions of the abolitionist movement and his role in establishing Cincinnati’s McMicken School of Design. Born on a Kentucky plantation steeped in agricultural tradition—he witnessed firsthand the realities of hemp and cotton cultivation—Noble possessed an innate artistic inclination that blossomed under the tutelage of Samuel Woodson Price and Oliver Frazer at Transylvania University, s…