A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → |
| artForm |
easel painting
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| artHistoricalSignificance |
important depiction of fugitive slaves during the American Civil War
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noted for sympathetic portrayal of African American subjects → |
| colorPalette |
dark tones
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dramatic lighting → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Eastman Johnson
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| creatorNationality |
American
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| depictionLocation |
American South
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| depicts |
African American child
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African American man → African American woman → American landscape → Union Army lines → Union camp in the distance → dramatic sky → fugitive slaves → horseback escape → nighttime ride → |
| genre |
American realism
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Civil War art → history painting → |
| hasAlternativeName |
A Ride for Liberty
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| hasTitle |
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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| historicalContext |
Union–Confederate conflict
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United States slavery era → |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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enslaved African American family → flight from slavery → |
| movement |
19th-century American art
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American realism → |
| portraysPerspective |
African American fugitives
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| subjectMatterCategory |
social justice in art
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war and conflict in art → |
| theme |
African American history
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courage → emancipation → escape from bondage → family unity → freedom → slavery in the United States → |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1860s
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American Civil War → |
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Eastman Johnson
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Eastman Johnson → |
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
("A Ride for Liberty")
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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