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Title
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Frederick Douglass Monuments
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass</a> (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of abolition. Among his many achievements, Douglass became one of the early and important critical theorists of photography, a medium invented in 1839. In a series of lectures delivered between 1861-865, Douglass argued that photography had the power to shape people’s understandings of race and as such could be deployed to resist distorted representations of African Americans. Douglass, who was exceptionally aware of the power of his own image, sat for a number of portraits over several decades, circulating his image widely. His photographic portraits serve as the basis for a number of the works in this collection, including <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ivan Schwartz’s <em>Frederick Douglass</em></a>, created for the New York Historical Society.</p>
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm)
Base: 30 in. (76.2 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (West Chester University, West Chester, PA)
Creator
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Blake, Richard, 1943-
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Pennsylvania--History<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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The ten-foot-tall bronze statue of a young Frederick Douglass casts his gaze forward and ever-so-slightly downward toward an imagined viewer. Standing squarely forward, Douglass' left knee is slightly raised as if he were on the verge of walking off the granite pedestal. In his right hand, Douglass holds a cane; in his left hand, he holds the end of a rope that coils around his torso and shoulders.
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Photograph: West Chester University, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wcupa/14410155908" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/wcupa/14410155908</a>
Date
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Dedicated: October 1, 2013
Contributor
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Frederick Douglass Statue Monument Project; Frederick Douglass Institute (C. James Trotman); and the West Chester University Foundation.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=I8OwDFQrg_w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Frederick Douglass Statue, Digital Media Center, West Chester University</a>
Format
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Clifford E. and Inez E. DeBaptiste Plaza, Philips Memorial Building, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382, United States
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on granite base:</strong> </em><br />Frederick Douglass<br /><br />Frederick Douglass gave his last public lecture on West Chester's campus on Feb. 1, 1895.<br /><br />This statue of a younger Frederick Douglass honors a champion of human rights whose lifelong quest for knowledge and truth made him a timeless voice for justice, freedom, and equality for all.</p>
Extent
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Statue: 90 in. (228.6 cm)
Base: 30 in. (76.2 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze; Granite
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<p>Cummings, Colleen. "WCU Erects Statue to Honor Frederick Douglass." <em>The Quad</em>, October 14, 2013. Accessed October 31, 2019, <a href="https://wcuquad.com/103691/news/wcu-erects-statue-to-honor-frederick-douglass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://wcuquad.com/103691/news/wcu-erects-statue-to-honor-frederick-douglass/</a>.</p>
<p>Garrard, Jeremy. "WCU Unveils Frederick Douglass Statue." Daily Local News, October 2, 2013. Accessed May 23, 2020, <a href="https://www.dailylocal.com/news/wcu-unveils-frederick-douglass-statue/article_5603ef47-0e70-58ca-a0fb-a1598f6e5857.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.dailylocal.com/news/wcu-unveils-frederick-douglass-statue/article_5603ef47-0e70-58ca-a0fb-a1598f6e5857.html</a>.</p>
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Renée Ater
Rights
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West Chester University, 700 South High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19383, United States
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Frederick Douglass
Pennsylvania
Richard Blake
universities and slavery
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Title
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Harriet Tubman Monuments
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p>The monuments and memorials in the section commemorate the extraordinary achievements of the abolitionist and women’s rights activist <a href="https://www.harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/exhibits/show/commemorating-harriet-tubman/tubman-bio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harriet Tubman</a>, née Araminta Ross, (c. 1822—1913). Born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, she escaped to freedom in 1849. During the next ten years, she made approximately thirteen trips into Maryland to rescue other enslaved family members and friends. She provided instructions for escape to about 70 more enslaved people who were able to self-emancipate. During the Civil War, she served the United States Army as a spy, scout, nurse and cook. As one of the most famous conductors of the <a href="https://www.harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/exhibits/show/commemorating-harriet-tubman/tubman-ugrr/short-history-ugrr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Underground Railroad</a>, the monuments in this section often depict Tubman leading groups of freedom seekers on their journey northwards to freedom, such as Mario Chiodo’s <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Unwavering Courage in the Pursuit of Freedom</em></a>. In other works, such as Alison Saar’s <a href="https://www.harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/12" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Swing Low</em></a>, Tubman is depicted alone, facing southward as she makes the perilous journey back to Maryland to free more enslaved people.</p>
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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78 in. (198.12 cm.)
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Title
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<em>Harriet Ross Tubman Memorial</em> (Bristol, PA)
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic) <br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States <br />Northeastern United States <br />Pennsylvania--History<br />Public art <br />Public sculpture <br />Underground Railroad</p>
<p>Subject (Name) <br />Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Single figure of Harriet Tubman, wearing a coat, haversack slung over her right shoulder, and a pistol at her waist. Tubman points her right hand toward the sky, symbolic of the “North Star.” Signed by the artist: James L. Gafgen, 2005. Foundry stamp: Art Research Enterprises: The Art Foundry.
Creator
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Gafgen, James L., 1939-
Source
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Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
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Dedicated: June 24, 2006
Contributor
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William H. Smith (Design); Sydney L. Taylor and the African-American Historical and Cultural Society of Bucks County; The Bucks County Committee For Interracial Harmony; State of Pennsylvania; and Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bristol.
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Bristol Township, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 19007, United States
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Bristol Lions Park, 150 Basin Park, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 19007, United States
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<p><em><strong>Inscription on base of sculpture:</strong></em><br />Harriet Ross Tubman</p>
<p><em><strong>Inscription on bronze plaque:</strong> </em><br />Harriet Ross Tubman. Abolitionist-American Hero. Circa 1820-1913. Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849. She fled to Philadelphia where, as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, she made 19 sorties into the South, liberating over 300 slaves. Ms. Tubman also served as a spy and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman—Authentic American Hero</p>
<p><em><strong>Ten granite pillars with inscriptions (clockwise from base of sculpture):</strong></em> <br />Hope is Another Form of Freedom; We Choose Inclusion Not Exclusion; Our Town is America the Beautiful; We Stand Together; Liberty and Justice For All; Move Forward; Amalgamate the Community; Freedom Will Prevail; Unity is the Way.</p>
<p><em><strong>Ten stone markers:</strong> </em><br />Names of old African American families in Bristol</p>
Extent
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78 in. (198.12 cm.)
Medium
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Bronze; Green granite
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<p>“Grant Helps Bring Tubman to Life.” HarrietTubman.com. Accessed March 21, 2018, <a href="http://www.harriettubman.com/grant.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.harriettubman.com/grant.html</a>.</p>
<p>“Harriet Tubman-Lions Park-Bristol, PA.” Statues of Historic Figures on Waymaking.com. Accessed, March 21, 2018, <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3JK9_Harriet_Tubman_Lions_Park_Bristol_PA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3JK9_Harriet_Tubman_Lions_Park_Bristol_PA</a>.</p>
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
References
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<a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/exhibits/show/commemorating-harriet-tubman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Monument and Myth: Commemorating Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad</a>
Date Created
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Signed: 2006
abolitionist
anti-slavery
Harriet Tubman
James Gafgen
Pennsylvania
Underground Railroad