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

All exhibitions

Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects

Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Marble, French — Why Born Enslaved!
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
modeled 1868, carved 1873

Study of a Woman for “Why Born Enslaved!", Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Unbaked clay, French — Study of a Woman for “Why Born Enslaved!"
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
1868

Study of a Woman Kneeling, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Terracotta, French — Study of a Woman Kneeling
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
ca. 1867

Sketch Relating to “Why Born Enslaved!” (recto), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Black crayon on blue grid paper, French — Sketch Relating to “Why Born Enslaved!” (recto)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
1868

Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire — Antislavery Medallion
Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
William Hackwood (British, ca. 1753–1836)
ca. 1787

Abolitionist Jug, Pearlware (glazed earthenware) with transfer-printed and luster decoration, British, probably Stafforshire or Sunderland — Abolitionist Jug
British, probably Stafforshire or Sunderland
ca. 1820

Cologne Bottle with Encrusted Antislavery Image, Apsley Pellatt American, Blown and cut glass with encased sulphide, British — Cologne Bottle with Encrusted Antislavery Image
Apsley Pellatt
ca. 1830

Double-Sided Antislavery Seal Set into a Fob, Josiah Wedgwood British, Engraved gems; gilded metal setting, British — Double-Sided Antislavery Seal Set into a Fob
Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
William Hackwood (British, ca. 1753–1836)
ca. 1830

Porcelain Group of a Free Man and Woman, Louis Simon Boizot French, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, French — Porcelain Group of a Free Man and Woman
Louis Simon Boizot (French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris)
1794

Print of a Free Man, Louis Darcis French, Engraving, French — Print of a Free Man
Louis Darcis (French, died 1801)
Louis Simon Boizot (French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris)
1794

Print of a Free Woman, Louis Darcis French, Engraving, French — Print of a Free Woman
Louis Darcis (French, died 1801)
Louis Simon Boizot (French, Paris 1743–1809 Paris)
1794

Sketch of an Allegory of the Abolition of Slavery, Anonymous, French School, 19th Century French, Terracotta, French — Sketch of an Allegory of the Abolition of Slavery
Anonymous, French School, 19th Century (French, 1800–1899)
ca. 1848

Revolutionary Playing Card, Jean Démosthène Dugourc French, Woodcut engraving, French — Revolutionary Playing Card
Jean Démosthène Dugourc (French, Versailles 1749–1825 Paris)
1793–1794

Head of a Woman, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Plaster and paint, French — Head of a Woman
Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)
ca. 1781

Bust of a Woman, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Terracotta and paint, French — Bust of a Woman
After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)
1794 or later

Forever Free, Edmonia Lewis American, Marble, American — Forever Free
Edmonia Lewis (American, 1844–1907)
1867

The Freedman, John Quincy Adams Ward American, Bronze, American — The Freedman
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, Urbana, Ohio 1830–1910 New York)
Cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company (ca. 1882–1926)
1863, cast 1891

Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler German, Engraving — Allegory of Europe, from the Four Continents
Engraved by Johann Justin Preissler (German, 1698–1771)
After Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698–1762 Paris)
1730–71

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler German, Engraving — Allegory of America, from the Four Continents
Multiple artists/makers
1732

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler German, Engraving — Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents
Multiple artists/makers
1732

Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents, Johann Justin Preissler German, Engraving — Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents
Multiple artists/makers
1732

Europe, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda — Europe, from Allegories of the Four Continents
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1764–1789)
After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein (1720–1796)
1781–88

America, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda — America, from Allegories of the Four Continents
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1764–1789)
After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein (1720–1796)
1781–88

Africa, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda — Africa, from Allegories of the Four Continents
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1764–1789)
After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein (1720–1796)
1781–88

Asia, from Allegories of the Four Continents, Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Fulda — Asia, from Allegories of the Four Continents
Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1764–1789)
After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein (1720–1796)
1781–88

Study for the Four Parts of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Plaster, French — Study for the Four Parts of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
1867–68

Bust of a Man, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Bronze, French — Bust of a Man
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
1872

Allegory of Africa, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi French, Bronze, French — Allegory of Africa
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (French, Colmar 1834–1904 Paris)
modeled ca. 1863–64

Bust after Seïd Enkess, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Bronze, French — Bust after Seïd Enkess
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905)
1848

Bust of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Bronze, French — Bust of a Woman
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905)
1851

Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme French, Oil on canvas — Bashi-Bazouk
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, Vesoul 1824–1904 Paris)
1868–69

Head of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Plaster and paint, French — Head of a Woman
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905)
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 — Woman from the French Colonies
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905)
Pedestal attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux (French, 1818–afer 1909)
1861

Bust of Hora, Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger French, Plaster and paint, French — Bust of Hora
Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger (French, Paris 1800–1869 Baden-Baden)
1848

Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Terracotta, French, Auteuil — Why Born Enslaved!
Workshop of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
modeled 1868, cast 1872

Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Plaster and paint, French — Why Born Enslaved!
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
modeled 1868

Negress, Kara Walker American, Plaster, American — Negress
Kara Walker (American, born Stockton, California, 1969)
2017

After La Négresse, 1872, Kehinde Wiley American, Cast marble dust and resin, edition 170/250, American — After La Négresse, 1872
Kehinde Wiley (American, born 1977)
2007