L’Arbre de la Liberté (Schoelcher, Martinque)
Dublin Core
Title
L’Arbre de la Liberté (Schoelcher, Martinque)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Slavery--Resistance
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Resistance
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Public art
Public sculpture
Description
Facing the Caribbean Ocean, the work consists of eight abstracted forms, some of which are rectilinear, and geometrize and others more curvilinear, with rounded organic forms. The bronze figures are embellished with symbols, which according to the sculptor, represent "the spirit of the liberated man."
Creator
Guédon, Henri, 1944-2006
Source
Comité National pour la Mémoire et l'Histoire de l' Esclavage
Date
2001
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Place des Arawaks, Schoelcher, 97233, Martinique
Extent
354.331'' x 125.984''
Medium
Bronze, Concrete
Bibliographic Citation
"Les Arbre de la Liberté." Fédération Martiniquaise des Offices de Tourisme et Syndicats d'Initiative. Accessed May 28, 2019: http://www.accueil-martinique.fr/FR/visite-les-arbres-de-la-liberte_10037.html
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Collection
Citation
Guédon, Henri, 1944-2006, “L’Arbre de la Liberté (Schoelcher, Martinque),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 19, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1162.