Title: | Freedman |
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Notes: | The sculpture may be viewed as an expression of Ward's own abolitionist sentiments. The idealized subject, poised between bondage and freedom, was understood by contemporary viewers to be an eloquent symbol of a tragic past and hopeful future. |
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Date: | 1863 |
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Artist: | Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 |
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Building: | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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Object/Function: | Sculpture, freestanding |
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City/Town: | Philadelphia
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State: | PA
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Country: | United States
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Scripture: | Galatians 3:23-29
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Lectionary links: | CProp07
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General Subject: | Slavery
Faith
Freedom
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Copyright Source: | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Freedman%27,_plaster_sculpture_by_John_Quincy_Adams_Ward,.JPG |
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Attribution: | Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910. Freedman, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56961 [retrieved April 18, 2024]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Freedman%27,_plaster_sculpture_by_John_Quincy_Adams_Ward,.JPG. |
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Record Number: | 56961
Last Updated: 2020-09-26 15:11:08
Record Created: 2019-05-23 17:51:50 |
Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |