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“Nancy” and “Sam, Slave”

Sam Doyle

American, 1906 - 1985

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“NANCY” AND “SAM, SLAVE”

In this painting, Sam Doyle celebrated two people from his community of people who were enslaved on St. Helena Island and preserved their memory for future generations.
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“Great and Mighty Things”: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection

The exhibition “Great and Mighty Things”: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, on view from March 3 to June 9, 2013, and this accompanying teacher resource celebrate the innovation and creativity of self-taught artists.
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Sam Doyle, “Nancy” and “Sam, Slave”, Date unknown | Philadelphia Museum of Art