Confederate States of America Loan 14 (share certificate) © Hew Locke

Confederate States of America Loan 14 (share certificate).

A painted Confederate share certificate by Hew Locke, featuring colorful, ghostly overlays of three figures in ornate regalia and sugarcane plants. This altered artifact critiques the financial instruments of colonization and slavery.

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Confederate States of America Loan 14 (share certificate) © Hew Locke