Turner's Slave Ship

slow art story by Stephanie Medel

Listen to the Story: 4 minutes

Audio-only: (best on mobile)

Description:

An Art documentary concerning the depiction of a slave ship by Turner. Based on an essay written by Stephanie Medel.

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80wMfX5opKE

Boston Museum of Fine Arts
The Beal Gallery (Gallery 251)

"Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)"

by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Turner, The Slave Ship, c 1840