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- 1Milwaukee Art Museum Returns David Drake Pottery to Descendants▼Milwaukee Art Museum Returns Enslaved Potter David Drake’s Works to His Descendants
The Milwaukee Art Museum has returned works by David Drake, a 19th-century enslaved potter from South Carolina known for his signed stoneware jars, to his descendants. The move is part of a broader effort by American museums to address collections tied to slavery and restitution of artworks to families of enslaved people. Drake's vessels are celebrated as rare signed works by an enslaved craftsman.
- 2Milwaukee Museum Returns David Drake Pots to Enslaved Artist's Family●Milwaukee Museum Returns Pots by Enslaved Artist David Drake to Family
A Milwaukee museum has returned pots made by David Drake, the renowned enslaved potter of the American South, to his descendants. Drake, who worked in South Carolina in the 1800s and famously signed and inscribed his stoneware, is among the most celebrated African American artists of his era. The restitution is drawing attention as part of a wider movement by US institutions to return objects made by enslaved people to their rightful heirs.