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Life Cast of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Hand, 1896
Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The story tells of the trials of a slave family seeking freedom. It challenged many Americans' view of slavery and stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement. A plaster cast of her hand -- used for this sculpture -- was made in 1896 a month before her death. |