Frederick Douglass

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Arthur Wells, Jr., 24 Dec 1935 - 31 Oct 2017

Sitter

Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of David P. Becker

Date

1972

Object number

S/NPG.73.15

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

36.2cm x 31.1cm (14 1/4" x 12 1/4"), Accurate

Place

Italy

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

Personal Attribute\Hairstyle\Afro

Frederick Douglass: Male

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer

Frederick Douglass: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher

Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister

Frederick Douglass: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist

Frederick Douglass: Law and Crime\Enslaved person

Portrait

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