Never Again Slavery Statue (Albreda, The Gambia)
Dublin Core
Title
Never Again Slavery Statue (Albreda, The Gambia)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Slavery-Emancipation
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Albreda/Juffureh, The Gambia
Slavery-Emancipation
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Albreda/Juffureh, The Gambia
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The work depicts an abstracted human figure, arms outstretched above their head, broken chains hanging from each wrist. Both the frontal and posterior planes of the body are painted black, while the sides of the body are painted white. A geometric, linear symbol is inscribed on the figure's chest. A globe is used for the figure’s head. “Never Again!” Is painted on the base of the work.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Wikipedia Commons
Relation
To read more about the slave trave in Senegal and the Gambia, click here.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Albreda/Juffureh, The Gambia
Date Created
1998
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Never Again Slavery Statue (Albreda, The Gambia),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 10, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1148.