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Frederick Douglass

A Graphite / Pencil Drawing Depicting Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The Lion of Anacostia", Douglass is one of the most prominent figures in African-American History and United States History.

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Natasha Bonham 28 Nov 2011

amazing details...fabulous ghostly lines

Anonymous Guest 23 Feb 2010

this is amazing!!!!! would love to see a better photo of it with less glare, the more intense would be his dark eyes. love how you did the hair. cheers

Jo-Jo Kolodnicki, Jr. 18 Mar 2009

This is cool. We need to see more art like this.Truly a lion among men. Thanks for sharing this.

Anonymous Guest 19 Feb 2008

Hey. I'm the student you met in Ms. Carol's Period 4 Ceramics class. Your art is amazing, man. Great source of inspiration.