Emancipation Group / Thomas Ball

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Accession Number
1895.13
Title
Emancipation Group
Artist
Thomas Ball
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1819-1911
Medium and Support
bronze
Object Creation Date
1865
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Inscription
Inscribed left side of base: T. Ball Sc./1865; slave's cap inscribed: LIBERTY
Dimensions
83.6 cm x 55.7 cm x 42.3 cm (32 15/16 in. x 21 15/16 in. x 16 5/8 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Physical Description
Bronze sculpture of a standing male figure his right hand holding a shield which rests upon a stack of book while his left arm is outstretched hovering over the crouching figure of an African American male figure.
Subject Matter
At the end of the Civil War (1861–65) there was an effort to promote an American Renaissance and to beautify cities with civic monuments and public sculpture. Sculptors, including Randolph Rogers, were commissioned to produce memorials that addressed themes of war and slavery and to commemorate military heroes, from the common soldier to President Abraham Lincoln himself. This work is a maquette for the Emancipation Memorial in Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Park, which depicts Abraham Lincoln as the “Great Emancipator” freeing a slave, establishing a narrative of theoretical peace and unity.
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3456 x 5184
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Record
1895.13
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"Emancipation Group; Thomas Ball." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1895.13/1895.13b.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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