- Created by
- McWorter-Moss, Shirley, American
- Subject of
- Free McWorter, Frank, American, 1777 - 1854
- Commissioned by
- McWorter Kirkpatrick Wheaton, Thelma E., American, born 1908
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (with base): 28 1/2 × 16 × 11 in. (72.4 × 40.6 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W x D (without base): 24 9/16 × 16 × 11 in. (62.4 × 40.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This bronze portrait bust depicts Frank McWorter, formerly enslaved American and founder of New Philadelphia, Illinois. Shown from the chest up, the bust is mounted on a black stone rectangular base with the front protruding slightly at an angle. Frank McWorter wears a coat with a swirling texture incised onto the surface. under the coat is a buttoned waistcoat, shirt, high collar and cravat. He has a mustache and sideburns, and his head is turned slightly to the viewer’s' left. The bust is signed by the artist on the back of the left shoulder.
- Place depicted
- New Philadelphia, Pike County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- sculpture
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Shirley McWorter-Moss, sculptor in memory of Frank McWorter
- Object number
- 2016.144
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Shirley McWorter Moss
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




