{"product_id":"a-bit-of-war-history-the-contraband","title":"A Bit of War History: The Contraband","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eThomas Waterman Wood (American, 1823–1903)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e28 1\/4\" x 20 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1865) \"\u003cspan\u003eThis work, painted at the close of the Civil War by a White Vermont-born painter, forms a narrative triptych (84.12a, b, c) of African American military service. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Contraband\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (84.12a) a self-emancipated man appears in a US Army office, eager to enlist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Recruit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (84.12b) represents him as proudly ready for military service. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Veteran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (84.12c) he is depicted as an amputee possibly seeking his pension or returning to military service. By the war’s end, Black American men made up more than ten percent of the so-called US Colored Troops in the nation’s Army and Navy\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/13345\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - A Bit of War History: The Contraband\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Waterman Wood","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49888231555315,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (28 1\/4\" x 20 1\/4\")","offer_id":49888231588083,"sku":null,"price":1030.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (21 1\/8\" x 15 1\/8\")","offer_id":49888231620851,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (25 7\/8\" x 18 1\/2\")","offer_id":49888231653619,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (31 3\/4\" x 22 3\/4\")","offer_id":49888231686387,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (40 7\/8\" x 29 1\/4\")","offer_id":49888231719155,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (49 1\/8\" x 35 1\/4\")","offer_id":49888231751923,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (57 7\/8\" x 41 3\/8\")","offer_id":49888231784691,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (69 3\/8\" x 49 3\/4\")","offer_id":49888231817459,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/ABitofWarHistoryTheContraband_7cf15283-5749-4b2b-95ef-e47f0986fec4.jpg?v=1788352915","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/a-bit-of-war-history-the-contraband","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}