Author: Nancy J. Jacobs

Portrait of white woman in a gown, a young African boy, and a parrot showing multispecies friendship.

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March 2, 2023

by Nancy J. Jacobs · Published March 2, 2023

The Boy and The Bird

Nancy J. Jacobs explores the thought-provoking, tragic relationship between enslaved Africans and the African grey parrot in eighteenth century European portraiture.

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