The Golden Age of Whaling 2011-present > Liquid Gold- Black Gold, the Golden Age of Whaling. Installation of the exhibition at The Greenleaf Gallery at Whittier College, 2012

Frederick Douglass and the Whaling Industry
Frederick Douglass and the Whaling Industry
ink on board
11x14
2011

Frederick Douglass, became a pinnacle figure in this series, as his life intersected with the world of whaling, abolitionism and (as he famously depicted in his autobiography, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”) his escape from slavery.