<em>Camp Barker Memorial</em> (Washington, DC)
Subject (Topic)<br />Civil War <br /><span>Refugee camps--History--19th century</span><br />Fugitive slaves--United States<br />Slaves--Emancipation--United States<br />Public art <br />Public sculpture<br />Mid-Atlantic United States
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Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
"The Camp Barker Memorial frames the site’s history as Camp Barker, a Civil War ‘contraband camp’, with three entry gateways to a public elementary school in northwest Washington D.C. Union forces used the term contraband to describe formerly enslaved persons, who were considered captured enemy property. While the site’s original buildings were built as barracks for Union soldiers, they were soon transformed into housing for those escaping slavery. Living conditions in the camp were harsh, but gave rise to the enduring community of the surrounding neighborhood." From <a href="https://after-architecture.com/campbarkermemorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">After Architecture</a>, 2019.
McDonald, Katie<br /><a href="https://after-architecture.com/office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">After Architecture</a>
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Schumann, Kyle<br /><a href="https://after-architecture.com/office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">After Architecture</a>
Photographs by Renée Ater
Dedicated: May 2019
Vinnie Bagwell (relief sculpture); Yun Associates, LLC (structural engineering); and Garrison Elementery School (DC Public Schools).
DC Public Schools, 1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002
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English
Buildings and Structures
1200 S Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
<em>Frederick Douglass Circle</em> (Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)
<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />New York--History<br />Northeastern United States<br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
An elder Frederick Douglass is depicted seated on a scissors chair— the armrests are adorned with the faces of open-mouthed lions, while the chair’s legs have been carved in the shape of lion’s legs. In bas-relief, the chair’s back is embellished with a widely circulated 18th-century anti-slavery medallion manufactured by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood. The design, which was likely created by the sculptor Henry Webber, features an enslaved black man, kneeling and bound by chains. The text below the figure reads “Am I not a friend and a brother?” The medallion became an important emblem of the abolitionist movement in both Britain and the United States.
In Douglass's right hand, he holds the text to an 1883 speech that he delivered to mark the 20th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The speech is continued on the pavement.
Bagwell, Vinnie, 1957-
Photograph: Hofstra University, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hofstrauniversity/39344857345/in/photostream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/hofstrauniversity/39344857345/in/photostream/</a>
Dedicated: October 29, 2008
Hofstra University
Hofstra University Museum of Art, 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 11549, United States
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English
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Daniel L. Monroe Lecture Center Courtyard, South Campus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 11549, United States