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James Byrd

Object Details

Artist
Charles Smith
Date
2001
Medium
Concrete Carpet hair Leather shoes Acrylic paints Weathering steel support
Dimensions
55 1/2 x 49 x 32 in. (141 x 124.5 x 81.3 cm)
Cite As
The Kohler Foundation Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the Kohler Foundation.
Caption
A statement from the artist: "This represents one of the most tragic crimes of abuse of one human being against another. In Jasper, Texas, two white men chained a black man to the back of a pick up truck and dragged him until he was decapitated."
Accession Number
2004.0011.0021
Type
sculpture
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Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8ab913cc3-6e65-44b9-9ae6-58c31009b3fa
Record ID
acm_2004.0011.0021
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