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Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848

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Description: Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, April 27, 1848
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Description: Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today
~In late 1862, Édouard Manet (1832–1883) noted in his studio carnet that a model he described as “Laure, très belle négresse” (“Laure, very beautiful black woman”) sat for a portrait in his rue...
PublisherYale University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.7-83
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00239.002
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