
Gordon, A Runaway Mississippi Slave, or "The Scourged Back"
McPherson & OliverWW-1863-147497
1863·Albumen silver print from glass negative·Image: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm)
Mount: 4 1/16 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.3 × 6.3 cm)
Frame (approx): 14 x 11 in.
Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2019
Catalogue
- Year
- 1863
- Dimensions
- Image: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm) Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm) Mount: 4 1/16 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.3 × 6.3 cm) Frame (approx): 14 x 11 in.
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- McPherson & Oliver
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McPherson & Oliver
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McPherson & Oliver (1828–1867)
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- McPherson & Oliver
- Year
- 1863
- Dimensions
- Image: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm) Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm) Mount: 4 1/16 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.3 × 6.3 cm) Frame (approx): 14 x 11 in.
- Watts ID
- WW-1863-147497
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
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