Chapter 6 Visions of Freedom

Submit your answers to these exercises as determined by your instructor.

“Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences,” Samuel Jennings painting (opener)

Credits: Library Company of Philadelphia. Gift of the artist, 1792.

  1. What attributes of freedom does the artist emphasize most strongly in the painting?
  2. How do the figures in the painting convey ideas about race?
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