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Harriet Tubman statue in Auburn, New York, shows the abolitionist carrying a lantern and a pistol tucked into her waistband.
The seven-and-half foot tall (2.3 meters) bronze statue represents a young Harriet Tubman, traveling on the Underground Railroad. Clothed in nineteenth-century shawl, jacket, pleated skirt, and a pistol tucked into her satchel. Tubman strides forward…

Photograph of Harriet Tubman statue at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland.
The bronze statue of Harriet Tubman is placed on a concrete base. Tubman wears a nineteenth-century inspired dress that she lifts with her left hand, creating a rippling effect in the bronze cloth. On her left shoulder sits a saw-whet owl, at her…

Shadow of a Face: Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark, New Jersey, includes a concrete portrait of Tubman set into a concrete wall.
A larger-than-life metal structure outlining a figure of Harriet Tubman stands at the site where a statue of Christopher Columbus once stood. Two sloped and offset semi-circular walls surround the metal structure. One of the walls is made of…

Photograph of Let's Have Tea (Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Monument) in Susan B. Anthony Park in Rochester, New York. Douglass and Anthony sit at table with a tea service.
Seated in simple wooden chairs, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony engage in conversation over tea. On a table between them sits a tea pot, two teacups and saucers, and two books. Douglass leans forward, his gaze cast slightly downward,…

Fiberglass statue of Frederick Douglass based on Stanley Edward's statue.
To mark the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birth, the City of Rochester, NY, commissioned Olivia Kim to create thirteen live-size portraits of Douglass in 2018, placing them throughout the city at sites significant to Douglass’s life and work.…

Photograph of Frederick Douglass Memorial at Frederick Douglass Circle in New York, New York. Frederick Douglass is shown as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face.
Standing to the right of a lectern, Gabriel Koren modeled Frederick Douglass as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face. Resting his right hand atop the lectern, Douglass’ mouth is closed as he stares resolutely forward.…

Photograph of Frederick Douglass statue at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. The bearded Douglass holds a cane in his right hand as he steps forward on his right foot.
Caught mid-stride, the over life-size bronze statue of Frederick Douglass stands in front of Holmes Hall on the campus of Morgan State University, a historically Black university in Baltimore, Maryland. The bearded Douglass holds a cane in his right…

Photograph of Harriet Tubman memorial at the Harriet Tubman Public School, Saint Catherines, Ontario. View of interior courtyard with Harriet Tubman statue placed on a six-pointed stars, and gold stars along the upper brick wall.
The bronze portrait sculpture of Harriet Tubman rests on a large rectangular plinth made of brick and stone. Tubman, wearing her signature headscarf, is depicted seated on a wooden chair, holding a closed book in her hands as she gazes into the…

Photograph of a bust portrait of Harriet Tubman, made from concrete and positioned on a black granite plinth at the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada-Salem Chapel, St. Catharines, Ontario.
The half-bust portrait of Harriet Tubman, made from concrete, rests on a rectangular plinth made of polished black marble bearing her name and an inscription. Tubman is depicted wearing her signature headscarf, with a wrap covering her shoulders. The…

Colossal bronze head of Frederick Douglass, who is modeled with a full beard and mustache.
The six-foot-tall bronze head of Frederick Douglass is located in the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore’s southeastern waterfront. Douglass is modeled with a full beard and mustache. The textured and rough surface of…
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