门票
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门票

自由人

1863, cast 1891
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 762
在亚伯拉罕·林肯于1862年9 月22 日公布其《解放奴隶宣言》的第一部分之后，沃德制作了这个坐着的非洲裔美国人小塑像。这座塑像宣告了沃德的废奴主义观点，给那个时代最主要的政治和道德话题作了一个生动的注释。这位前奴隶的左手腕上和右手中象征奴役的镣铐已经断裂。沃德是十九世纪重要的现实主义雕塑家，他准确地描绘了这位健壮的主角的身体结构和面部特征。他可能在自己的家乡——俄亥俄州厄巴纳的某位居民身上找到了这位人物的灵感，也可能是在1858年造访南部时获得的灵感。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 自由人
  • 艺术家: 约翰·昆西·亚当斯·沃德，美国，1830–1910年
  • 创作日期: 1863年，铸造于1891年
  • 材料: 青铜
  • 尺寸: 191⁄2 x 143⁄4 x 93⁄4 英寸（49.5 x 37.5 x 24.8厘米）
  • 来源信息: 查尔斯·安东尼·兰博和巴里亚·兰博·西利捐赠，以纪念他们的祖父查尔斯·罗林森·兰博，1979年
  • 藏品编号: 1979.394
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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