Human Generated Data

Title

To be sold
Date

2009
People

Artist: Hank Willis Thomas, American born 1976
Classification

Prints
Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.60
Copyright

© Hank Willis Thomas. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Human Generated Data

Title

To be sold

People

Artist: Hank Willis Thomas, American born 1976

Date

2009

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.60

Copyright

© Hank Willis Thomas. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2020-02-04

Text 99.1
Word 88.5
Label 87.9
Advertisement 85
Poster 85
Flyer 78.5
Paper 78.5
Brochure 78.5
Symbol 65.3
Newspaper 59.3
Page 56.3

Clarifai
created on 2020-02-04

text 98.9
print 98.2
vintage 93.4
page 91.3
education 91.2
language 91
document 90.2
retro 88.9
book 86.7
no person 86.7
old 86.5
administration 85.7
poetry 84.9
antique 83.8
paper 83.2
people 81.7
margin 81.1
ink 79
school 78.6
book series 77.8

Imagga
created on 2020-02-04

brass 100
memorial 100
structure 71.6
cloud 34.5
definition 31.4
conceptual 27.4
book 27
advertising 26.9
cover 26.9
creative 26.5
composition 26.4
text 26.2
design 25.9
artwork 25.7
associated 25.7
association 25.6
backdrop 25.6
brochure 25.4
advertise 25.3
old 25.1
advertisement 25.1
collection 24.4
carpet 24.4
information 23.9
business 23.7
decorative 23.4
element 23.2
art 22.8
paper 22.8
word 22.7
graphic 22.7
page 22.3
decor 22.1
letter 22
idea 21.4
decoration 20.3
data 20.1
antique 19.1
copy 17.7
collage 17.4
keywords 16.8
bible 16.7
words 16.7
religion 16.2
print 15.1
black 14.4
read 14.4
vintage 14.1
religious 14.1
holy 13.5
gravestone 13.5
spiritual 12.5
faith 12.5
ancient 12.1
detail 12.1
pages 11.7
history 11.7
prayer 11.6
fabric 11.3
texture 11.1
continuity 10.9
drapery 10.8
god 10.5
close 10.3
study 10.3
energy 10.1
aged 10
scripture 9.9
belief 9.8
books 9.7
grunge 9.4
global 9.1
retro 9
open 9
chapter 8.9
testament 8.9
gospel 8.9
dictionary 8.9
saint 8.7
knowledge 8.7
education 8.7
notes 8.6
book jacket 8.6
life 8.6
money 8.5
cross 8.5
writing 8.5
document 8.4
church 8.3
menu 8.3
new 8.1
map 8
protestant 7.9
biblical 7.9
passage 7.9
song 7.8
best 7.8
catholic 7.8
king 7.8
stone 7.7
treasury 7.7
mix 7.7
jacket 7.7
easter 7.6
development 7.6
pattern 7.5
newspaper 7.1
modern 7

Google
created on 2020-02-04

Text 85.2
Font 68.6

Microsoft
created on 2020-02-04

text 100
cartoon 96.6
handwriting 77.9
black and white 75.5
poster 74.5
monochrome 54.5

Color Analysis

Categories

Imagga

text visuals 99.2%

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2020-02-04

a close up of text on a white background 82.2%
a close up of text on a black background 79.1%
a close up of text on a white surface 79%

Azure OpenAI

Created on 2024-11-15

Anthropic Claude

Created on 2024-11-14

The image appears to be an advertisement for the sale of a group of individuals described as "NEGROES" on board a ship called the "Ship Bance-Uand" on Tuesday, May 6th. The advertisement mentions that the "negroes" have recently arrived from the Windward & Rice Coast and that the utmost care has been taken to keep them free from the danger of being infected with smallpox. The advertisement also states that communication with people from Charles-Town has been prevented. The advertisement is signed by Auftin, Laurens, & Appleby.

Meta Llama

Created on 2024-12-02

The image depicts a vintage advertisement for the sale of enslaved Africans, likely from the 18th or 19th century. The text is written in an old-fashioned style, with words and phrases that are no longer commonly used today. * The advertisement is printed on a piece of paper with a rough, textured edge, giving it a worn and aged appearance. * The text is arranged in a series of paragraphs, with each paragraph separated by a line of dashes or other decorative elements. * The main body of the text describes the sale of a cargo of enslaved Africans, including their age, sex, and physical condition. * The advertisement also includes a warning about the dangers of smallpox and other diseases that may be present among the enslaved people. * The text is written in a formal, somewhat archaic style, with words and phrases that are no longer commonly used today. * The overall tone of the advertisement is one of commercialism and exploitation, highlighting the value of the enslaved people as commodities to be bought and sold. Overall, the image provides a stark reminder of the brutal and inhumane treatment of enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade. It serves as a powerful indictment of the system of slavery and the exploitation of human beings for economic gain.

Text analysis

Amazon

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board
BE
May
the
fine
and
choice
continued,
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6th
care
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about
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been
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Google

about
250
fine
healthy
from
Windward
&
-The
has
been
taken,
hall
be
to
keep
TO BE SOLD on board the Ship Bance-land, on tuefday the 6th of May next, at Afbley-Ferry s a choice cargo of about 250 fine healthy NEGROES, juft arrived from the Windward & Rice Coaft. -The utmoft care has already been taken, and hall be continued, to keep thermn free from the leaft danger of being infected with the SMALL-POX, no boat having been on board, and all other communication with people from Charles-Town prevented. Außin, Laurens, & Appleby. A. B. Full one Half of the above Negroes have had the SMALL-POX in their own Country. 18/30
the
on
leaft
danger
Ship
of
being
tuefday
infected
6th
May
next,
Afbley-Ferry
s
choice
communication
with
people
Charles-Town
prevented.
Laurens,
A.
B.
Negroes
own
Country.
cargo
NEGROES,
juft
arrived
Rice
Coaft.
utmoft
care
already
and
continued,
thermn
free
TO
BE
SOLD
board
Bance-land,
SMALL-POX,
at
no
boat
a
having
board,
all
other
Außin,
Appleby.
Full
one
Half
above
have
had
SMALL-POX
in
their
18/30