SKU: G-RN20081

Runaway! Going, Going, Gone
This mixed media painting series, Runaway: Going, Going, Gone, is inspired by a discovery of "Wanted" advertisements from the early 1700s and 1800s. These ads describe runaway enslaved people of African descent in, sometimes minute, details. Descriptions of hair color and styles, clothes, complexion, scars, size, and demeanor conjure vivid images in a real and tangible ways.

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10 DOLLARS REWARD
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 15th instant, a Negro Girl named Nelly, 16 years of age, stout built, rather short, yellow complexion, long Indian hair, curled before, bold, but rather down looking. Had on a white gown, light shawl, straw bonnet, and black shoes; also took with her a green umbrella with a fringe. Who ever will take up said girl, and return her to her mistress living near Stoney Brook, two and a half miles this side of Princeton, shall receive the above reward.
AMEY CHESTION October 24, 1809

Title: Runaway: Nelly 1809(Giclee)
Artist: Cora Marshall
Size: 16" x 25"
Medium: Giclee
Edition: 100

NOTE: Giclee prints are made with archival materials and are hand-signed by the artist. Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.