Underground Railroad Sculpture (Oberlin, OH)
Dublin Core
Title
Underground Railroad Sculpture (Oberlin, OH)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Midwestern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Midwestern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Railroad tracks emerge from the ground, reaching upward. This sculpture commemorates Oberlin's role in the Underground Railroad. Cameron Armstrong (then a senior at Oberlin College) created the sculpture in 1977 as part of a class art project.
Creator
Armstrong, Cameron, 1956-
Source
Photograph from Oberlin College.
Date
1977
Contributor
The Oberlin Class of 1977.
Rights
Oberlin College, 38 E. College Street, Oberlin, Ohio, 44074
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Talcott Hall, 2 S. Professor Street, Oberlin, Ohio, 44074, United States
Bibliographic Citation
"Underground Railroad Statue." Oberlin College. Accessed April 30, 2021, https://www.oberlin.edu/underground-railroad-sculpture.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Collection
Citation
Armstrong, Cameron, 1956-, “Underground Railroad Sculpture (Oberlin, OH),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 24, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1220.