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This sculpture contains harmful imagery including the sale of African Americans by a white auctioneer.
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DESCRIPTION:
White man at podium, Black man at left, black woman and 2 children at right.
sculpture (visual work)
painting (coating)
plaster
Sculpture
Sculpture
Impressed on front, center, top of base: ""John Rogers/ New York"" Front side: ""The Slave Auction""
B1524
Rogers, John (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
14 x 8 1/2 x 8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1935.1435
New York state (United States)
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