No. 47 Emancipation Statue, Boston, Massachusetts

No. 47 Emancipation Statue, Boston, Massachusetts

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Creator Role

issuer

Description

The print features a black and white image of a statue featuring Abraham Lincoln standing by a kneeling enslaved man, his proper left hand raised as he is about to emancipate the man. In his proper right hand, which rests on a bronze podium, Lincoln holds an unrolled copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

8 X 5 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); photolithography

Subjects

Emancipation Proclamation; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

photolithograph

Class

prints

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

Has three duplicates.

ID

4666.5

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

No. 47 Emancipation Statue, Boston, Massachusetts

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