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Slave Market, St. Augustine
Slave Market, St. Augustine
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Slave Market, St. Augustine

Artist William Staples Drown (American, 1856 - 1915)
Date1875
MediumOil on linen
DimensionsFrame: 22 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (57.79 x 67.95 x 8.89 cm)
Sight: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.66
Collections
A framed painting of a stone walkway and thick wall leading to a domed, cylindrical watchtower. The sunlit structure overlooks calm blue water beneath a clear sky, with a tiny white sailboat visible on the distant horizon.
William Staples Drown
1892
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William Staples Drown
1892
Slave Market, St. Augustine
Frank Hamilton Taylor
undated
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Philip Smith
1995
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Bruce Robbins
1994-1995
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