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British Baritone//Advocate of suppressed voices @MusicDegenerate//Champion of new work//Occasional ✍️ @guardian @independent/@BBCRadio3 feature writer/presenter
Jun 26, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Anon: Portrait of a Young Slave in Republican Costume (c.1793). He wears an enslaved collar, tricolore suit, and hat with a republican cockade. Reworked with workwear jacket, loofah and handkerchief. Rediscovering #blackportraiture through #gettymuseumchallenge. #gettychallenge This image was created to celebrate the values of the French Revolution. The boy’s fez has been elongated to resemble the Phrygian cap. The Phrygian cap, also called the liberty cap, signifies freedom and the pursuit of liberty.