"Uncle Luther" Blackamoor Statue
Item
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Object Title
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"Uncle Luther" Blackamoor Statue
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Object ID
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AR_0014_03_0001
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Created By
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Unknown
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Date
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Unknown
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Date Span
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1900 - 1999
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Medium
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Plaster | Paint
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Dimensions
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L:190 cm x W: 70 cm
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Description
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This life -sized statue features a red bow tie and gloves, blue vest, and red and white striped pants. The stretched out right hand implies that it is for holding some type of serving tray.
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Object Notes
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This Blackamoor statue from Miami, Florida was used as decorative advertisement and artwork for a local ice cream eatery.
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Subject Of
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Colonialism and Imperialism, Artistic Representation and Objectification, Art as Propaganda, Cultural Memory, Blackamoor Statues and the Future of Art Preservation
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Placed Used
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United States
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Collection Title
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Hattie Burger Collection
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Collection ID
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AR_0014
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Credit Line
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Courtesy of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives/Hattie Burger Collection
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Restrictions and Rights
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All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Meek-Eaton Black Archives is an infringement of the copyright law.
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Photograph Rights Holder
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Florida A&M University Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
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Spatial Coverage
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On Display
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Location
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Jim Crow Exhibition Hall
