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Milwaukee Art Museum Returns David Drake Ceramics to Descendants
Original: The Milwaukee Art Museum Just Returned Two Ceramics Made by Enslaved Potter David Drake to His Descendants
The Milwaukee Art Museum has returned two ceramic vessels made by David Drake, an enslaved potter who worked in South Carolina in the 1800s, to his descendants. Drake, known for signing his large stoneware jars, is one of the few enslaved American artists whose work is documented by name. The transfer is being highlighted as a notable act of restitution for art created under slavery.
Why now: Museums returning works by enslaved or colonised makers to descendants is a prominent and debated topic in the art world.
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- The Milwaukee Art Museum Just Returned Two Ceramics Made by Enslaved Potter David Drake to His Descendants · Smithsonian Magazine
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