Wedgwood, Josiah

has biography | a une biographie: English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company in the eighteenth century. In 1787, Wedgwood produced an anti-slavery medallion depicting a kneeling enslaved Black man alongside the words "Am I not a man and a brother?", and the medallion has since become one of the most famous - and often critiqued - symbols of the British abolitionist movement.
was born | est né: 12 July 1730
died in | est mort par: 3 January 1795
has nationality | a la nationalité: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Great Britain
has type | est de type: depicted

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia - Josiah Wedgwood; Wikipedia - Wedgwood anti-slavery medallion; Art UK; National Portrait Gallery

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Statue of Josiah Wedgwood, Stoke-on-Trent