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A close-up of the head and shoulders of a sculpture displaying detailed hair and facial features, accompanied by text reading "Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast."
Exhibition

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast

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Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Marble, French
Why Born Enslaved!
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868, carved 1873
Study of a Woman for “Why Born Enslaved!", Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Unbaked clay, French
Returned to lender
Study of a Woman for “Why Born Enslaved!"
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1868
Study of a Woman Kneeling, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Terracotta, French
Returned to lender
Study of a Woman Kneeling
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
ca. 1867
Sketch Relating to “Why Born Enslaved!” (recto), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Black crayon on blue grid paper, French
Returned to lender
Sketch Relating to “Why Born Enslaved!” (recto)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1868
Antislavery Medallion, Josiah Wedgwood British, Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Antislavery Medallion
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood
Modeler William Hackwood
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
Returned to lender
Cologne Bottle with Encrusted Antislavery Image
Manufacturer Apsley Pellatt
ca. 1830
Double-Sided Antislavery Seal Set into a Fob, Josiah Wedgwood British, Engraved gems; gilded metal setting, British
Returned to lender
Double-Sided Antislavery Seal Set into a Fob
Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood
William Hackwood
ca. 1830
Porcelain Group of a Free Man and Woman, Louis Simon Boizot French, Hard-paste biscuit porcelain, French
Returned to lender
Porcelain Group of a Free Man and Woman
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Print of a Free Man, Louis Darcis French, Engraving, French
Returned to lender
Print of a Free Man
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Print of a Free Woman, Louis Darcis French, Engraving, French
Returned to lender
Print of a Free Woman
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
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
ca. 1848
Revolutionary Playing Card, Jean Démosthène Dugourc French, Woodcut engraving, French
Returned to lender
Revolutionary Playing Card
Designer Jean Démosthène Dugourc
1793–1794
Head of a Woman, Jean Antoine Houdon French, Plaster and paint, French
Returned to lender
Head of a Woman
Jean Antoine Houdon
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
1794 or later
Forever Free, Edmonia Lewis American, Marble, American
Returned to lender
Forever Free
Edmonia Lewis
1867
The Freedman, John Quincy Adams Ward American, Bronze, American
The Freedman
John Quincy Adams Ward
Founder Cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
1863, cast 1891
Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents", Johann Justin Preissler German, Engraving
Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"
Engraver Johann Justin Preissler
After Edme Bouchardon
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
Manufactory Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Designer After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein
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
Manufactory Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Designer After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein
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
Manufactory Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Designer After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein
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
Manufactory Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory
Designer After a design by Johann Andreas Herrlein
1781–88
Study for the Four Parts of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Plaster, French
Returned to lender
Study for the Four Parts of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1867–68
Bust of a Man, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Bronze, French
Returned to lender
Bust of a Man
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1872
Allegory of Africa, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi French, Bronze, French
Returned to lender
Allegory of Africa
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
modeled ca. 1863–64
Bust after Seïd Enkess, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Bronze, French
Returned to lender
Bust after Seïd Enkess
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1848
Bust of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Bronze, French
Returned to lender
Bust of a Woman
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
1851
Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme French, Oil on canvas
Bashi-Bazouk
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1868–69
Head of a Woman, Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier French, Plaster and paint, French
Returned to lender
Head of a Woman
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
Woman from the French Colonies
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
Pedestal attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux
1861
Bust of Hora, Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger French, Plaster and paint, French
Returned to lender
Bust of Hora
Jean-Pierre Dantan, the Younger
1848
Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Terracotta, French, Auteuil
Why Born Enslaved!
Workshop of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868, cast 1872
Why Born Enslaved!, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Plaster and paint, French
Returned to lender
Why Born Enslaved!
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
modeled 1868
Negress, Kara Walker American, Plaster, American
Returned to lender
Negress
Kara Walker
2017
After La Négresse, 1872, Kehinde Wiley American, Cast marble dust and resin, edition 170/250, American
Returned to lender
After La Négresse, 1872
Kehinde Wiley
2007
Returned to lender
Print of a Free Man
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Returned to lender
Print of a Free Woman (Moi Libre Aussi)
Louis Darcis
Louis Simon Boizot
1794
Returned to lender
Revolutionary Playing Card
Multiple artists/makers
1793-1794
Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents", Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish, Engraving; first state
Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"
Adriaen Collaert
After Maerten de Vos
1580–1600
Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents", Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish, Engraving; first state
Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"
Adriaen Collaert
After Maerten de Vos
1580–1600
Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"
Adriaen Collaert
After Maerten de Vos
1580–1600
Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"
Adriaen Collaert
After Maerten de Vos
1580–1600