The first British portrait of a Black African Muslim and freed slave, on
long term loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London, is coming to
the South Shields Art Gallery & Museum in South Shields, U.K. as part of its British tour.
Where? South Shields
Museum & Art Gallery
When? 29 September 2012 - 9 March 2012
When? 29 September 2012 - 9 March 2012
This historically
significant portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo is the earliest known
British oil portrait of a freed slave, and the first portrait in this
country to honour an African subject as an individual and equal.
The exhibition explores Diallo’s intriguing story, a fascinating tale of faith, identity and the struggle for freedom.
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