The Emancipation, Boston, Massachusetts, from the series The American Monument

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Lee Friedlander, The Emancipation, Boston, Massachusetts, from the series The American Monument, 1974, gelatin silver print, image: 11 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 in. (28.6 x 19.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Kevin and Lisa McGovern, and Bernie Stadiem, 2003.42.879, © Lee Friedlander

Artwork Details

Title
The Emancipation, Boston, Massachusetts, from the series The American Monument
Artist
Date
1974
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 1⁄4 x 7 1⁄2 in. (28.6 x 19.1 cm)
Copyright
© Lee Friedlander
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Kevin and Lisa McGovern, and Bernie Stadiem
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Cityscape — Massachusetts — Boston
  • History — United States — Emancipation Proclamation
  • Portrait male — Lincoln, Abraham — full length
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial
  • Monument — statue — Lincoln
Object Number
2003.42.879
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.42.879

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