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Milwaukee Art Museum Returns David Drake Pottery to Descendants
Original: Milwaukee Art Museum Returns Enslaved Potter David Drake’s Works to His Descendants
The Milwaukee Art Museum has returned works by David Drake, a 19th-century enslaved potter from South Carolina known for his signed stoneware jars, to his descendants. The move is part of a broader effort by American museums to address collections tied to slavery and restitution of artworks to families of enslaved people. Drake's vessels are celebrated as rare signed works by an enslaved craftsman.
Why now: Museums returning art connected to slavery is a high-profile and ongoing debate in the art world.
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