Painted Wooden Figure Depicting the Reverend Campbell (c.1880)

Title

Painted Wooden Figure Depicting the Reverend Campbell (c.1880)

Creator

Thomas Brooks

Year Conserved

2022

Holding Institution

Fenimore Art Museum

Object Name/Description

$7,500 for the conservation of a painted wooden figure depicting the Reverend Campbell (c.1880) attributed to Thomas Brooks.
The figure will go on display in the museum’s Folk Art Gallery, where the public will learn both about the conservation and the story of this free, empowered man of African descent.

Conservator: Williamstown Art Conservation Center

Amount Funded

$7,500

Collection

Citation

Thomas Brooks, “Painted Wooden Figure Depicting the Reverend Campbell (c.1880),” Celebrating the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ctg20.omeka.net/items/show/1315.

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