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Stunning sixth-plate daguerreotype of a young girl with an African-American child at her feet; in a full leather case, split; in original seals. 1850s
- Notes: This telling portrait depicts a young girl, who displays all the nonchalance and comforts of her privileged upbringing, pictured with her African-American attendant. The girl's haughty demeanor, which is underscored by her apparent disregard of the child working at her feet, transparently depicts race relations in the Antebellum South. An allegorical image, it captures a moment in American history that still chills the heart and baffles the mind.
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October 20, 2005 12:00 AM EDT
New York, NY, US
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