Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770

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Object Details

Printed by

J. H. Bufford & Co., American, 1835 - after 1882

Illustrated by

W. L. Champney, American

Subject of

Crispus Attucks, American, 1723 - 1770

Published by

Henry O. Smith, American

Description

A lithograph based on W. L. Champney's illustration of the Boston Massacre. The image focuses on Crispus Attucks, who appears in the center, club in hand, holding the barrel of a British soldier's musket. Behind him, a line of British soldiers fire into a crowd of club-wielding citizens.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1856

Object number

2011.26.8

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

color lithographs

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

framed: 25 3/8 x 30 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (64.5 x 78.4 x 3.2 cm)

Place depicted

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Place printed

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Visual Arts

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Movement

Anti-slavery movements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Military

U.S. History, 1815-1861

U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775

U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783

Violence

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d1e349c-d9f1-4612-a4c6-af4f7dbfb3ee

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.26.8