“Negroes Waiting at the Depot”

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George Fuller (1822-1884), an artist from Deerfield, Massachusetts, traveled extensively through Alabama and Mississippi in the 1850s. His drawings and paintings of the lives of the enslaved offer a rare glimpse of life and culture in the Deep South before the Civil War (1861-1865). Owners frequently hired out their enslaved people to work in other towns or on other plantations. This was especially common in the winter, after the harvest. Fuller sketched this group titled, “Negroes Waiting at the Depot” in late December, 1857.

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Item typeArtwork
Drawing
CreatorFuller, George
Date1857
PlaceAlabama
TopicSlavery, Indenture
African American, Black Life
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatGraphite, pencil
Dimension detailsHeight: 5.50 in Width: 10.75 in
Catalog #1994.20.03.24
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Fuller, George. Negroes Waiting at the Depot. 1857. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1994-20-03-24/. Accessed on December 7, 2024.

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