Bust of Free Frank McWorter
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Created by
content: Shirley McWorter-Moss, American
label: Subject of
content: Free Frank McWorter, American, 1777 - 1854
label: Commissioned by
content: Thelma E. McWorter Kirkpatrick Wheaton, American, born 1908
notes: label: Description
content: This bronze portrait bust depicts Frank McWorter, formerly enslaved American and founder of New Philadelphia, Illinois. Shown from the chest up, the bust is mounted on a black stone rectangular base with the front protruding slightly at an angle. Frank McWorter wears a coat with a swirling texture incised onto the surface. under the coat is a buttoned waistcoat, shirt, high collar and cravat. He has a mustache and sideburns, and his head is turned slightly to the viewer’s' left. The bust is signed by the artist on the back of the left shoulder.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New Philadelphia, Pike County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shirley McWorter-Moss, sculptor in memory of Frank McWorter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.144
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Shirley McWorter Moss
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with base): 28 1/2 × 16 × 11 in. (72.4 × 40.6 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (without base): 24 9/16 × 16 × 11 in. (62.4 × 40.6 × 27.9 cm)