Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal
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Pauline Baker and her son, Yaba Baker, pose with one of the pots created by their enslaved ancestor, David Drake, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A signed stoneware vessel created by enslaved potter David Drake is seen at the Museum of Fine Arts, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)A stoneware vessel created by enslaved potter David Drake is seen at the Museum of Fine Arts, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Ethan Lasser, Art of the Americas Chair at the Museum of Fine Arts, describes enslaved potter David Drake's poetry as a "voice resistance," during an interview, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Pauline Baker and her son, Yaba Baker, pose with one of the pots created by their enslaved ancestor, David Drake, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)