On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
Commissioned by
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
Date
ca. 1972
Medium
steel
Dimensions
H x W x D (assembled gate and bars ): 87 1/4 × 139 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (221.6 × 353.7 × 24.1 cm)
Description
Bars and gate for prison cell from cell no. 3 of Camp A at Angola prison in Louisiana. The structure, which makes up the fourth wall of the prison cell and has a moveable gate, is made up of thirteen separate pieces that form one solid piece when assembled.
Place collected
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Buildings and Structures
Type
cells
Topic
American South
Architecture
Prisons
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
Object number
2013.26.2.1a-n
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513b53f95-aec0-4838-875e-80faa57ccb8d

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