John Bell's 'American slave' in the context of production and patronage

This article considers John Bell’s statue The American Slave in the context of its production by Elkington and Company and its acquisition by the armaments manufacturer Lord William Armstrong. It discusses the display of the statue amongst other images of slavery at Armstrong’s country home at Crags...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nineteenth century art worldwide / Association of Historians of nineteenth century Art (AHNCA)
1. Verfasser: Beach, Caitlin (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 2016
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Zusammenfassung:This article considers John Bell’s statue The American Slave in the context of its production by Elkington and Company and its acquisition by the armaments manufacturer Lord William Armstrong. It discusses the display of the statue amongst other images of slavery at Armstrong’s country home at Cragside in Northumberland, and in doing so, meditates on the fraught implications of purchasing and owning a life-size representation of an enslaved body.
ISSN:1543-1002