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Phrygian

Phrygian, Martin Puryear, 2012

Martin Puryear, portrait

Martin PuryearAmerican, 1941

Phrygian

2012 · Print

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Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 2 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

Puryear has used several works to explore the shape of the Phrygian cap, a symbol of liberty popularized by the French Revolution. While he was familiar with the numerous depictions of the cap, it was only after he began the sculpture Big Phrygian, in 2014, that he came across an early engraving of a black man wearing one. Dating to 1794, the year that slavery was abolished in France, the image depicts a freed slave with the caption Moi libre aussi (I am free too).

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

2012 · aged 71

1941now

Accession number: 2013.179

In the catalog

21st Century United States

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

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