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Name an artwork, historical event/phenomenon, artistic/cultural movement, or artist that resonated with you from the videos and readings about materials you learned about this week. 

Required elements:

1. If applicable, upload an image and the caption (copy/paste from the original website)

2. Thoughtful reflection about it and why it resonated with you

3. Thoughtful follow up question about the artwork

Artwork

Robert S. Duncanson, Landscape with Rainbow, 1859, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Douglas was a committed  abolitionist (Links to an external site.) , which meant he supported the ending of slavery. Though he was known for his landscapes, he painted portraits of abolitionists. He also helped James Ball create a large anti-slavery  panorama (Links to an external site.) , a type of painting in the form of a circle that is meant to surround the viewer, who stands in the middle. Though his paintings were not often overt in their expressions against slavery, many scholars argue that one can find such content.  For example, the descriptions of the paintings on this website show us how we might be able to find abolitionist ideas.