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Artist/Maker
William E. Williams
(American, born 1950, Class of 1973)
Date1995 (printed 1997)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsComposition: 7 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (19.5 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 20 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, William G. Roehrick '34 Art Acquisition and Preservation Fund
Object number2008.6
Not on view
DescriptionPaul Lawrence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an influential and eminent African-American poet. His poems are based on his observations of society and the experiences of his parents, who were both former slaves. His poetry voices the social dilemma of disenfranchised people and proclaims black dignity. (SOURCE: Adair, et al., "Uncovering the Path to Freedom" exh. cat, p. 29)
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2011
Online exhibition ( http://www.hamilton.edu/emerson_gallery/upf/ ), "Uncovering the Path to Freedom: Photographs of the Underground Railroad by William Earle Williams, '73," August 2008-October 2011.
2006-08
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Uncovering the Path to Freedom: Photographs of the Underground Railroad," January 14 - April 13, 2008 (traveling exhibition, cat no. 29, illus.). Traveled from: Auburn, NY (Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center) April 26 - June 14, 2006.
Online exhibition ( http://www.hamilton.edu/emerson_gallery/upf/ ), "Uncovering the Path to Freedom: Photographs of the Underground Railroad by William Earle Williams, '73," August 2008-October 2011.
2006-08
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Uncovering the Path to Freedom: Photographs of the Underground Railroad," January 14 - April 13, 2008 (traveling exhibition, cat no. 29, illus.). Traveled from: Auburn, NY (Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center) April 26 - June 14, 2006.
Provenance
2008: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by purchase from the artist.
Markings
Blind stamp: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / WILLIAM EARLE WILLIAMS / COPYRIGHT" at lower center.
Published References
Katerina Adair, Ilana Carlin, Sophia Franck, Deborah Pokinski and Susanna White, UNCOVERING THE PATH TO FREEDOM: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BY WILLIAM EARLE WILLIAMS '73 (exh. cat. Clinton, NY, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 2008), 29, illus. p. 31.
Signature
Signed "William Earle Williams" on verso at lower center in pencil.
Inscribed
"Interior Paul Laurence Dunbar House / Dayton, O, 1995" on verso at lower center in pencil; "Dunbar Parlar Dayton 1995" on verso at lower left in pencil; "D13 / PFD 1997.8.17" on verso at lower right in pencil.
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Object number: 2008.5.3
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Object number: 2009.2.1
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Date: 2004
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Date: 2001, printed 2003
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2008.5.2
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Date: 2003 (printed 2007)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2008.5.4
Date: c. 883-859 BCE
Medium: Gypsum with remnants of red pigment
Object number: 1868.5
Date: c. 760 BCE
Medium: Gypsum
Object number: 1868.6
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Date: 2004
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Object number: 2008.5.5
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Date: published November 28, 1874
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Object number: 2019.13.262
Antonio da Trento
Date: c. 1527-1531
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks (pale green and black)
Object number: 1992.24
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Date: 1981 (published 1985)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1992.1.2
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Date: c. 1652
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1984.22
