<em>Reconciliation Memorial </em>(Richmond, Virginia)<em><br /></em>
Subject (Topic)<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Middle Passage<br /><span>Southeastern</span> United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
The bronze torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular bronze base. Unlike its <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/admin/items/show/1138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liverpudlian</a> counterpart, this work includes the addition of bronze low-relief designs, reflecting images related to the slave trade, including cotton plants, chains, and industrial factories. The work was erected close to Richmond’s <a href="https://www.citylab.com/equity/2015/02/americas-failure-to-preserve-historic-slave-markets/385367/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former slave market in Shockoe Bottom</a>.
Broadbent, Stephen
Broadbent Studio
Dedicated: March 31, 2007
City of Richmond, Virginia; Faith Bebbington (the sculptor who assisted in the production of the finalized sculptures); The initial design work for the sculptures was undertaken by a group of young people in Liverpool, working closely with Garry Morris, the curator of the Liverpool Maritime Museum Slavery Exhibition, and were completed by selected young people from Benin and Richmond.
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East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219, United States
<em>Reconciliation Memorial </em>(Cotonou, Republic of Benin)<em><br /></em>
Subject (Topic)<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Middle Passage<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Benin
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
The bronze torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular bronze base. Unlike its <a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/admin/items/show/1138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liverpudlian</a> counterpart, this work includes the addition of bronze low-relief designs, reflecting images related to the slave trade, including cotton plants, chains, and industrial factories.
Broadbent, Stephen
Broadbent Studio
Republic of Benin Government; Faith Bebbington (the sculptor who assisted in the production of the finalized sculptures); The initial design work for the sculptures was undertaken by a group of young people in Liverpool, working closely with Garry Morris, the curator of the Liverpool Maritime Museum Slavery Exhibition, and were completed by selected young people from Benin and Richmond.
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<em>"Ark of Return": The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade</em> (New York City)
Subject (Topic)<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Middle Passage<br />Northeastern United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
<em>The Art of Return</em> asks visitors to reflect upon the legacy of the slave trade and the persistent problems of racism and bigotry. The ark includes three principal design elements. <br /><br />According to the artist: <br /><br />“The first element is a three-dimensional map inscribed on the interior of the memorial. This map highlights the African continent at its center and graphically depicts the global scale, complexity and impact of the triangular slave trade in "acknowledgment of the tragedy.<br /><br />The second element is a full-scale human figure lying horizontally in front of a wall inscribed with images of the interior of a slave ship. This is meant to communicate and educate visitors on the physical conditions endured by the millions of African people transported under extreme conditions during the middle passage. The visitors are provided the opportunity to seriously "consider the legacy" of slavery's impact upon humanity. <br /><br />The third element is a triangular reflecting pool which introduces water in a meditative, ritualistic and spiritual manner. Visitors are invited to pour libations or say a prayer in memory of the millions of souls that were lost "lest we forget" this monumental and historic tragedy.”
Leon, Rodney
Photographs by Renee Ater
Public Unveiling: March 25, 2015
UNESCO, the Permanent Memorial Committee of the United Nations; Member States of the United Nations
To watch a video of the memorial unveiling, click <a href="https://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryremembranceday/memorial.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>
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United Nations Visitors Plaza. 1st Avenue and 46th Street. New York, NY 10017, United States
<em>Middle Passage Monument</em> (St. Croix, USVI)
Subject (Topic)<br />Antislavery movements--United States<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Middle Passage<br />Northeastern United States<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
A twelve‐foot‐high aluminum arch commemorates the thousands of Africans who perished during the transatlantic slave trade. Composed of two halves, which bend towards one another but never touch, the work symbolizes “the need for the past, present, and future to converge in order for cultural identity and pride to be realized.” On July 3, 1999, the Middle Passage Monument was dedicated at New York City’s Riverbank State Park in an elaborate funeral procession and blessing ceremony conducted by a multi-faith group of clergy.
Walsh, Mike, 1948-
<a href="Millenniumarch.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Millennium Arch</a>
Dedicated: July 3, 1999
Homeward Bound Foundation
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Located in the Atlantic Ocean, 427 kilometers (265 miles) east of New York Harbor, New York, United States