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Wendell Phillips Medallion, 1871

Date:
1871
Exhibit Description:
Marble medallion of the abolitionist Wendell Phillips, sculpted by Edmonia Lewis. The John Brown medallions she made some seven years earlier may have appeared similar.
Source:
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Attribution:
Lewis, Edmonia
Attribution Statement:
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Source URL:
http://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2012.89
Exhibit Tags:
Wendell PhillipsEdmonia LewissculpturesSmithsonian National Portrait Gallery