Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom

The enslaved boy Bélizaire was depicted in a painting with the Frey family in New Orleans in 1837. Afterward, he was later sold and removed from the painting. The artwork changed hands several times and underwent restoration, eventually revealing his image. This journey concluded with the painting's acquisition by the The Metropolitan Museum of Art thanks to the work of Jeremy K. Simien:

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