<em>Frederick Douglass Memorial</em> (Easton, MD)
<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Standing to the right of a lectern, Frederick Douglass is depicted as in elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and deep lines marking his face. Captured mid-speech, Douglass raises his right hand above his head in a rhetorical gesture, while his left-hand rests atop the lectern. The life-sized bronze figure rests on a base of stone. The work is located in front of the Maryland Circuit Court Judge’s Office in Easton, MD. Just to the right and in the same plaza is a monument to Confederate soldiers.
Carpenter, Jay Hall, 1961-
Photographs by Renée Ater
Dedication: June 18, 2011
Frederick Douglass Honor Society (Eric Lowery, President); Town of Easton (Robert C. Wiley, Mayor); Talbot County Council (Dirck Bartlett, President); Frederick Douglass Monument Project of the Talbot County Historical Society, and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Action Committee.
Town of Easton, P.O. Box 520, Easton, Maryland, 21601, United States
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11 N. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland, 21601, United States
<em>Frederick Douglass Monument</em> (University of Maryland, College Park, MD)
<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States <br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Maryland--History<br />Public art <br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
Full-size sculpture of Frederick Douglass portrays him in the middle of a speech, with one arm outstretched, and a copy of his autobiography under the other arm. His coat/cape billows out behind him in a swath of bronze.
Edwards, Andrew, 1965-
Photographs by Renée Ater
Dedicated: November 18, 2015
Ira Berlin and the North Stars; Facilities Management-UMD; Private donors; UMD Foundation; Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture; and Maryland Historical Trust.
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
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Frederick Douglass Square, 4130 Campus Drive, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (Baltimore, MD)
<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
The six-foot-tall bronze head of an elder Frederick Douglass is located in the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore’s southeastern waterfront. The textured and rough surface of Robinson’s work creates a sense of movement as light reflects off the uneven surface, highlighting the work’s divots and crests.
Robinson, Marc Andre, 1972-
Photograph: Monument City, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/monumentcity/3335648921/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/monumentcity/3335648921/</a>
Installed: June 2006
Living Classrooms Foundation; Steve Zeiger (Zeiger/Snead Architects); and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects - Landscape Architect.
Living Classrooms Foundation, 802 S. Caroline Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
<em>Frederick Douglass</em> (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD)
<p>Subject (Topic)<br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Anti-slavery movements--United States<br />Maryland--History<br />Middle Atlantic States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Maryland</p>
<p>Subject (Name)<br />Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
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, MD. The bearded Douglass holds a cane in his right hand as he steps forward on his right foot.
Lewis, James Edward, 1923-1997
Photograph: Wikipedia Commons, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frederick_Douglass_Statue,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(33520859023).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frederick_Douglass_Statue,_Morgan_State_University,_1700_E._Coldspring_Lane,_Baltimore,_MD_21251_(33520859023).jpg</a>
Dedicated: February 20, 1956
Maryland Educational Association; Children in Colored Schools; and the Citizens of Maryland.
Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
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Holmes Hall, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
<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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47777 Mattapany Road, Lexington Park, Maryland, United States
<em>Harriet Tubman</em> (Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD)
<p>Subject (Topic) <br />Abolitionists--United States<br />Antislavery movements--United States <br />Maryland--History<br />Northeastern United States <br />Public art <br />Public sculpture <br />Slavery--Maryland<br />Underground Railroad</p>
<p>Subject (Name) <br />Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913</p>
<p>Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Harriet Tubman wears a nineteenth-century inspired dress. On her left shoulder sits a saw-whet owl, at her right foot rests a rabbit. She extends her right arm into the air, perpendicular to her body. Ten seashells are sculpted into the base of the monument.
Hill, James K., 1945-
Photographs by Renée Ater
Dedicated: September 22, 2009
Salisbury University (funder); Students assisting with the project included Mike Benson, Jason Bromley, Jen Drake, Sarah Halcot, Christopher Hill, Robbie Johnson, Sam Jones, Diana Mosteller, Keely Patton, Tom Ruch, Dan Stachurski, Phillip Taylor and Tom Wright. SU faculty emeritus Gerry Patt Jr. helped with the sculpture’s casting. Faculty emerita Marie Cavallaro documented the procedure.
Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States
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Teacher Education and Technology Center, Salisbury University, S. Salisbury Boulevard (BUS. 13), Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States