The Burial At Sea of Frederick E. Forbes, 2021
Appliqué textile
81 3/5 x 72 in.
207.3 x 182.9 cm
207.3 x 182.9 cm
Sold
Further images
As a captain in the Royal Navy, Frederick E. Forbes was central to the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta—in both his role as faux-rescuer and his role as chief witness...
As a captain in the Royal Navy, Frederick E. Forbes was central to the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta—in both his role as faux-rescuer and his role as chief witness to her origins. His career in and of itself is a study of the British Empire’s wide reach, ranging from engagements with China after the First Opium War—in which he tried to cement unfettered access for British drugs being pushed in China—to his travels on the African continent. He was buried in the same seas upon which he plied his trade, along with the memories of bodies lost to the slave trade.