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© Melvin Edwards/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph and digital image © Delawa…
© Melvin Edwards / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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© Melvin Edwards/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

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Date1986
Artist (American sculptor, born 1937)
MediumWelded steel
Dimensions10 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (27.6 × 21.6 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Rob Abel, 2006
Object number2006-72
On View
On view
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextMelvin Edwards began his Lynch Fragments series in 1963. Incorporating found materials—chains, spikes, or hammers—the sculptures recall the legacy of slavery and racial violence in American history.
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