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Reverend B. F. Perkins,  “Miss Liberty Reaches Out to Welcome the Persecuted”, Bankston, Alabam…
Miss Liberty Reaches Out to Welcome the Persecuted
Reverend B. F. Perkins,  “Miss Liberty Reaches Out to Welcome the Persecuted”, Bankston, Alabam…
Reverend B. F. Perkins, “Miss Liberty Reaches Out to Welcome the Persecuted”, Bankston, Alabama, March 17, 1990, Oil on canvas, 311/2 x 19 ½ in., Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of Audrey B. Heckler, 2022.6.50. Photo by American Folk Art Museum.
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Miss Liberty Reaches Out to Welcome the Persecuted

Place createdBankston, Alabama, United States
DateMarch 17, 1990
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions31 1/2 x 19 1/2 " (80 x 49.5 cm)
Frame: 38 x 26 x 3/4 " (96.5 x 66 x 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Audrey B. Heckler
Accession number2022.6.50
ClassificationPaintings
Photo CreditAmerican Folk Art Museum
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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