Exhibition

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast

March 10, 2022–March 5, 2023
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 521
Free with Museum admission
Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Marble, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868, carved 1873
Study of a Woman for “Why Born Enslaved!", Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Unbaked clay, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1868
Study of a Woman Kneeling, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Terracotta, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
ca. 1867
Sketch Relating to “Why Born Enslaved!” (recto), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Black crayon on blue grid paper, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1868
Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood  British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Josiah Wedgwood
William Hackwood
ca. 1787
Abolitionist Jug, Pearlware (glazed earthenware) with transfer-printed and luster decoration, British, probably Stafforshire or Sunderland
British, probably Stafforshire or Sunderland
ca. 1820
Cologne Bottle with Encrusted Antislavery Image, Apsley Pellatt  American, Blown and cut glass with encased sulphide, British
Apsley Pellatt
ca. 1830
Double-Sided Antislavery Seal Set into a Fob, Josiah Wedgwood  British, Engraved gems; gilded metal setting, British
Josiah Wedgwood
William Hackwood
ca. 1830
Porcelain Group of a Free Man and Woman, Louis Simon Boizot  French, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, French
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Print of a Free Man, Louis Darcis  French, Engraving, French
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Print of a Free Woman, Louis Darcis  French, Engraving, French
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Sketch of an Allegory of the Abolition of Slavery, Anonymous, French School, 19th Century  French, Terracotta, French
Anonymous, French School, 19th Century
ca. 1848
Revolutionary Playing Card, Jean Démosthène Dugourc  French, Woodcut engraving, French
Jean Démosthène Dugourc
1793–1794
Head of a Woman, Jean Antoine Houdon  French, Plaster and paint, French
Jean Antoine Houdon
ca. 1781
Bust of a Woman, Jean Antoine Houdon  French, Terracotta and paint, French
Jean Antoine Houdon
1794 or later
Forever Free, Edmonia Lewis  American, Marble, American
Edmonia Lewis
1867
The Freedman, John Quincy Adams Ward  American, Bronze, American
John Quincy Adams Ward
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
1863, cast 1891
Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler  German, Engraving
Johann Justin Preissler
Edme Bouchardon
1730–71
Allegory of America, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler  German, Engraving
Multiple artists/makers
1732
Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler  German, Engraving
Multiple artists/makers
1732
Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler  German, Engraving
Multiple artists/makers
1732
Europe, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Johann Andreas Herrlein
1781–88
America, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Johann Andreas Herrlein
1781–88
Africa, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Johann Andreas Herrlein
1781–88
Asia, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory  German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Johann Andreas Herrlein
1781–88
Study for the Four Parts of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Plaster, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1867–68
Bust of a Man, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Bronze, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1872
Allegory of Africa, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi  French, Bronze, French
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
modeled ca. 1863–64
Bust after Seïd Enkess, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Bronze, French
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1848
Bust of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Bronze, French
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1851
Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme  French, Oil on canvas
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1868–69
Head of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Plaster and paint, French
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
modeled 1851, cast 1851 or after
Woman from the French Colonies, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier  French, Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle, French, Paris
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
Charles-François Rossigneux
1861
Bust of Hora, Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger  French, Plaster and paint, French
Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger
1848
Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Terracotta, French, Auteuil
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868, cast 1872
Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Plaster and paint, French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868
Negress, Kara Walker  American, Plaster, American
Kara Walker
2017
After La Négresse, 1872, Kehinde Wiley  American, Cast marble dust and resin, edition 170/250, American
Kehinde Wiley
2007