{"product_id":"negroes-to-be-sold","title":"Negroes to be Sold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNegroes To Be Sold\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009\u003cbr\u003eRelief Print on Handmade Elephant Paper\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 30\u003cbr\u003e24 x 17 in.\u003cbr\u003eCollaborative Printer: Kandice Fields\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHank Willis Thomas is a photo conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to identity, history, and popular culture. \u003cem\u003eNegroes to Be Sold \u003c\/em\u003eappropriates and riffs on the form and appearance of 18th-century advertisements for the sale of slaves, inserting familiar silhouettes of contemporary sports and entertainment figures and of the now iconic figures used to represent enslaved bodies. Realized as a laser-cut relief print, Thomas has captured the style and tactile quality of 18th-century prints with raised lettering that rendersthe printing surface as a sculptural relief. The original auction advertisement appropriated by the artist was published in Charleston, SC,on April 26, 1760.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hank Willis Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46279820509334,"sku":"ART000182","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0482\/6470\/8246\/files\/36582_ca_object_representations_media_1254_large_d1ccc7f8-db76-4867-bf4e-c9db57191503.jpg?v=1781723474","url":"https:\/\/brandywine.art\/products\/negroes-to-be-sold","provider":"Brandywine.Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}