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Artist
Charles Arthur Wells, Jr., 24 Dec 1935 - 31 Oct 2017
Sitter
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Date
1972
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
36.2cm x 31.1cm (14 1/4" x 12 1/4"), Accurate
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Personal Attribute\Hairstyle\Afro
Frederick Douglass: Male
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Portrait
Place
Italy
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of David P. Becker
