Myron H. Kimball
Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave from Louisiana

ArtistAmerican, active 1860s
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave from Louisiana
Date1863
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.8 × 5.3 cm)
Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.8 × 5.3 cm)
Mount: 4 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10.9 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.431
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionPhotography was a powerful abolitionist weapon, documenting the horrors of slavery and promoting equality. With his forehead branded by his former imprisoner, Wilson Chinn celebrates his freedom by grinding the tools of slavery beneath his boot. Sales of Chinn’s portrait funded educational programs for freed people and proclaimed a message of triumph.
ProvenanceBret J. Formichi American Civil War Rarities Collection; [Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, October 26, 2019, Lot 47023]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.

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