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Traversing Two Cultures: A Portrait of William McIntosh, Southern Slave Owner and Lower Creek Chief

Naomi Slipp

This research note reflects on the ways in which portraits function as complex indicators of racial, cultural, and regional identities and histories. It argues that the flexibility of meaning for such paintings lies not only with the artist and the sitter, but is equally shaped by audiences and historians.

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