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The arrangement understandably makes commentators squirm: a white taskmistress keeping a black ward in her basement to turn out paintings on command.
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Stephen Metcalf,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2018
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Stephen Metcalf,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2018
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“Taskmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taskmistress. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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