7 Samuel Jennings, Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences, 1792

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Description: Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences (Emancipation of the Blacks)

TitleLiberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences (Emancipation of the Blacks)

Creator nameJennings, Samuel

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1792

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions60 1/4 × 73 in. (153 × 185.4 cm)

LocationThe Library Company of Philadelphia

https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A59330

Accession numberOBJ 250

SubjectsLiberty in artAbolitionistsPainting, British--18th centuryAllegoriesChainsBlack people in artSlavery in art

StatusAlternate title: "The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks"

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Chapter subject tags:United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Iconoclasm in artMonumentsColonial cities

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PublisherHarvard University Press

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