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Why Born Enslaved!
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, modeled 1868, cast 1872
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie)
- Date
- modeled 1868, cast 1872
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Size
- confirmed: 21 1/8 × 17 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (53.7 × 44.5 × 34.9 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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