Frederick Douglass (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD)
Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Douglass (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Anti-slavery movements--United States
Maryland--History
Middle Atlantic States
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Maryland
Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
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.
Creator
Lewis, James Edward, 1923-1997
Source
Date
Dedicated: February 20, 1956
Contributor
Maryland Educational Association; Children in Colored Schools; and the Citizens of Maryland.
Rights
Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Holmes Hall, Morgan State University, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
Alternative Title
Frederick Douglass at Morgan State University
Has Part
Inscription on granite base:
Frederick Douglass
1817-1895
Humanitarian
Statesman
Bronze plaque on back of monument:
Erected By the Maryland Educational Association Through Contributions of Children in Colored Schools And Citizens of Maryland. In the Year 1956.
"I am an American
And As an American
I speak to America."
Frederick Douglass
James E. Lewis Sculptor
Extent
96 in. (243.84 cm.)
Medium
Bronze; Granite
Bibliographic Citation
Kelly, Cindy, and Edwin Harlan Remsberg. Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore: A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
96 in. (243.84 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Lewis, James Edward, 1923-1997, “Frederick Douglass (Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 23, 2023, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1191.