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The Freedman

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Artist

John Quincy Adams Ward (American 1830–1910)

Date

1863

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

19 1/2 x 14 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (49.5 x 37.3 x 24.5 cm)

Description

Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson for the Boston Athenæum.

Inscription

Inscribed on base: “J. Q. A. WARD. SC. 1863.”

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth Frothingham (Mrs. William L.) Parker, 1922

Object Number

UH87