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Frederick Douglass

A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove paper.
© The Charles White Archives Inc.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove paper.

Date:

1951

Artist:

Charles White (American, 1918-1979)
printed by Robert Blackburn (American, 1920–2003)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles White

Title

Frederick Douglass

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1951

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed and dated lower right, in graphite: “CHARLES WHITE -51”; inscribed lower left, in graphite: ““FREDERICK DOUGLASS” 50/PRINTS”; verso, lower right, in graphite: “2” (encircled)

Dimensions

Image: 58 × 42.5 cm (22 7/8 × 16 3/4 in.); Sheet: 74 × 51.7 cm (29 3/16 × 20 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Fisher Fund

Reference Number

2017.299

Copyright

© The Charles White Archives Inc.

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