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  • Pisano, Reno,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Douglass, Frederick
     
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  • Occupation -- Writer
     
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  • Occupation -- Other
     
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  • Ethnic -- African American
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
     
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  • Relief
     
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  • Stele
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Frederick Douglass, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pisano, Reno, 1923- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Frederick Douglass, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1995. Dedicated Oct. 1996.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Relief: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Relief: approx. 2 ft. x 1.5 ft. x 1 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 1 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On relief:) FREDERICK DOUGLASS/1818-1895/"FOR MY PART I SHOULD PREFER DEATH/TO HOPELESS BONDAGE."/NEW BEDFORD 1833-1841/DEDICATED OCTOBER 1996 unsigned
    Description: 
    A granite stele with a bronze relief plaque depicting Frederick Douglass.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Douglass, Frederick -- Bust
    Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    Ethnic -- African American
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
    Relief
    Stele
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New Bedford, Department of Public Facilities, City Hall, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
    Administered by New Bedford Historical Commission, 133 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
    Located City Hall, William Street, Lawn, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS MA000681
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