Attucks In Art

How artists of many eras have approached the persona of Crispus Attucks, both as a central figure in the Boston Massacre and in more intimate and human portrayals.

Generations of artists and writers have brought us face to face with an imagined Attucks through intimate portrayals of the man and his role in the Boston Massacre. Together, these pictures and poems make the case that African and Native descended peoples have always been central to the American story.

NEXT: FACING ATTUCKS → With no confirmed portrait of Attucks, artists draw on their imaginations to bring him to life.

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Attucks In Art (Home)
1. Facing Attucks
2. Imagining The Massacre
3. An American Hero

Exhibit Sections

Reflecting Attucks (Home)
3. Fighting For Change
1. Introduction
4. Attucks In Art
2. A Man of Many Worlds
5. Fighting For Tomorrow