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Thomas Bronk
Thomas Bronk
Attributed to (died 1898)

Thomas Bronk

Datec. 1857
DimensionsSight: 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (67.3 × 52.1 cm)
Object numberN0124.1963
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of L. Carter Averell, transferred from the Otsego County Historical Society
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThomas Bronk was born into an enslaved family sometime around 1779. After slavery was abolished in New York in 1827, Bronk remained with his former owner, William Averell (see N0062.1984) of Cooperstown, as a family servant.
Exhibition HistoryThe Portrayal of the Negro in American Painting," Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME, May 15, 1964-July 15, 1964; Forum Gallery, New York, NY, September 18, 1967 - October 8, 1967.
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5798 STATE HIGHWAY 80
COOPERSTOWN NY, 13326
607-547-1400

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