<em>From Absence to Presence, The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland </em>(<span>St. Mary's College of Maryland)</span>
<span>Subject (Topic)<br /></span>Mid-Atlantic United States<br />Public art <br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland<br />St. Mary's College of Maryland--History
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Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
"In From Absence to Presence, the tectonic form of a slave quarter materializes from the ground up evoking how this history was uncovered from archaeological research – making the invisible visible. The surfaces are gradated in a pattern of staggered and alternating Ipe wood clapboard and mirror-polished stainless steel, recalling the staggered pattern of erasure poetry. In our design, rows of text on mirrored surfaces are “redacted” by clapboards to dramatically reveal an emergent narrative. Activist Angela Davis described the sacredness of slave quarters in the lives of enslaved peoples as “the only space where they could truly experience themselves as human beings.” As artists, we envision the private space of the slave quarters as a symbol of resilience, determination, and persistence." From RE:site Studio.
Allbritton, Shane<br /><a href="https://www.resite-studio.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RE:site Studio</a>
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Lee, Norman <br /><a href="https://www.resite-studio.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RE:site Studio</a>
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Baker, Quenton
Photographs by Renée Ater<a href="https://www.smcm.edu/commemorative/%20" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em></em></a>
Dedicated: November 20, 2020
The Commemorative Selection Committee; Saint Mary's College; Governor Larry J. Hogan and the State of Maryland; Dr. Jeffrey J. Byrd and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Byrd; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority; Maryland State Arts Council; and Southern Maryland Heritage Area.
St. Mary's College of Maryland, 47645 College Drive, St. Mary's City, Maryland, 20686
To see the dedicatory ceremony, please click <a href="https://www.smcm.edu/commemorative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
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Building and Structures <br />Visual Arts-Sculpture
47777 Mattapany Road, Lexington Park, Maryland, United States
<em>Memorial for Enslaved Laborers</em> (The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery<br />Mid-Atlantic United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
According the artists, historians and architects involved with the project, they seeks to create:<br /><br />"The design of a new <em>Memorial to Enslaved African American Laborers</em> on the grounds of the University of Virginia marks a critical moment to address the complex history of the University—and of the country. <em>The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers</em> responds to a deep need to address an untold and uncomfortable history - one that is still very much a difficult, though necessary, national conversation on race. It is vital to highlight those African American historical sites, ones that are often hiding in plain sight. <br /><br />UVA’s <em>Memorial to Enslaved Laborers</em> should create a physical place of remembrance and a symbolic acknowledgement of a difficult past. The memorial should become a place of learning as well as a place of healing. The memorial must address multiple constituencies on UVA grounds and within the Charlottesville community, in particular the descendants of African Americans who built, worked, and lived at the University.” <br /><br />The memorial is part of a larger, ongoing process at the University spearheaded by the President's Commission on Slavery and the University (PCSU). PCSU began in 2013, guided by the work of groups such as Memorial for Enslaved Laborers (MEL), the UVA IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Access) Fund, and University and Community Action for Racial Equity (UCARE).
Meejin Yoon
Mable O. Wilson
Greg Bleam
Frank Dukes
Eto Otitigbe,
<a href="https://slavery.virginia.edu/memorial-for-enslaved-laborers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial to Enslaved Laborers</a>, President's Commission on Slavery and the University, University of Virginia
Photographs: New York Times
2020
University of Virginia, Charlottesville; UVA's President's Commission on Slavery and the University of Virginia
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
University of Virginia, University, VA 22903
<em>Slavery Memorial</em> (Brown University, Providence, RI)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery<br />Northeastern United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
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Commemorative sculpture
Located near University Hall, the oldest building on campus and constructed with the labor of enslaved persons, the memorial has two distinct features: a sculpture and a stone plinth. The sculpture consists of a massive ductile-iron chain, which emerges from a large iron dome. The links of the chain are broken and the iron dome, just visible as it peaks out of the earth, recalls the physical restraints of a ball and chain. A stone plinth with engraved text stands next to the sculpture.
Puryear, Martin, 1941-
Photographs by Renée Ater
Dedicated: September 27, 2014
The Slavery and Justice Committee of Brown University
Brown University
To read more about the work, click <a href="https://www.brown.edu/about/public-art/martin-puryear-slavery-memorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>
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Manning Hall, 21 Prospect St, Providence, RI 02912, United States
<em>Unsung Founders Memorial</em> (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery<br /><span>North Carolina--History</span><br />Southeastern United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
The memorial includes a stone tabletop supported by 300 bronze male and female African American figures, their arms raised over their heads as they collectively hold the weight of the tabletop. The differing dress of the figures-- some are shown in suits, while others are semi-nude and bearfoot-- appear to represent a range of economic classes. The table is surrounded by five black stone seats.
Suh, Do-Ho, 1962-
University Gazette
Dedicated: November 5, 2005
University of North Carolina Graduating Class of 2002
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">For a 'virtual tour' of the monument, please click </span><a href="https://blackandblue.web.unc.edu/stops-on-the-tour/unsung-founders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></p>
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McCorkle PlaceChapel Hill, University of North Carolina, NC 27514, United States (Geographic Coordinates:
35.913620 , -79.052120 )