Young Woman in Chair

Maker or dealer: William Shew, Boston

Mid 19th century

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In this black and white photograph, a smiling African American man wearing a suit and tie sits, holding the comics section of a newspaper between his knees. There is a long diagonal crease that moves into the image from the upper left corner, and there is intermittent pink-red spotting on the left half of the image.
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This bronze sculpture represents a young black boy carrying a small-mouthed jug. Both of his hands are wrapped around the jug in his arms, and another jug lays on its side at his feet. He is clothed in a tunic-like garment, and his posture is active: swinging arms, a cocked head, and bent knees.