Dr. Charles Smith
He Died To Be Free

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© Dr. Charles Smith

He Died To Be Free
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ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • He Died To Be Free
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
PlaceAurora, Illinois, United States
MediumConcrete, metal armature, paint, and U.S. flag
Dimensions35 × 15 × 12 in. (88.9 × 38.1 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.1034.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2003.
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No evident inscriptions.
Unsigned.

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