Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American

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Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade
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In 1853, Eyre Crowe, a young British artist, visited a slave auction in Richmond, Virginia. Harrowed by what he witnessed, he captured the scene in sketches that he would later develop into a series of illustrations and paintings, including the culminating painting, Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia.
This innovative book uses Crowe's paintings to explore the texture of the slave trade in Richmond, Charleston, and New Orleans, the evolving iconography of abolitionist art, and the role of visual culture in the transatlantic world of abolitionism. Tracing Crowe's trajectory from Richmond across the American South and back to London-where his paintings were exhibited just a few weeks after the start of the Civil War-Maurie D. McInnis illuminates not only how his abolitionist art was inspired and made, but also how it influenced the international public's grasp of slavery in America. With almost 140 illustrations, Slaves Waiting for Sale brings a fresh perspective to the American slave trade and abolitionism as we enter the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780226559339
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780226559339
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade