Boston Massacre, March 5th, 1770
Object Details
- Printed by
- J. H. Bufford & Co., American, 1835 - after 1882
- Illustrated by
- W. L. Champney, American
- Subject of
- Crispus Attucks, American, 1723 - 1770
- Published by
- Henry O. Smith, American
- Description
- A lithograph based on W. L. Champney's illustration of the Boston Massacre. The image focuses on Crispus Attucks, who appears in the center, club in hand, holding the barrel of a British soldier's musket. Behind him, a line of British soldiers fire into a crowd of club-wielding citizens.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1856
- Object number
- 2011.26.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- color lithographs
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- framed: 25 3/8 x 30 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (64.5 x 78.4 x 3.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Military
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
- Violence
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.26.8
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d1e349c-d9f1-4612-a4c6-af4f7dbfb3ee
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