National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #1127
Subject/Title:
Last rites for slave "Oleo Santos"
Artist:Unknown
Date Created:unknown
Owner/Location:Private Collection
Frame Dimensions:31 x 39
Image Dimensions:25 x 33
Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
Date Documented: 9 February 2008
Condition:Good
Description:Slave lady on bed of straw receiving last rites from French priest. Plantation foreman standing in doorway. Two other Negros standing in background to the left.
History of Work:Came from Louisiana Parish near New Orleans.
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