Harvard Art Museums > 2021.224: Why Born Enslaved! Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Why Born Enslaved! (Jean Baptiste Carpeaux) , 2021.224,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/370379. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2021.224 People Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French (Valenciennes, France 1827 - 1875 Courbevoie France) Title Why Born Enslaved! Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 1870; or between 1872 and 1913 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/370379 Physical Descriptions Medium Painted plaster Dimensions 61 × 45.7 × 33 cm (24 × 18 × 13 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: right side of plinth: Carpeaux stamp: right side of plinth: Atelier et depot / 74 rue Boileau / Auteuil / Paris Provenance Recorded Ownership History [The Connaught Gallery, London], sold; to Arthur K. Solomon, Cambridge, 1972; the Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection Accession Year 2021 Object Number 2021.224 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
