Frederick Douglass (Hillsdale, Michigan)

Photograph of the Frederick Douglass statue at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. The bearded Douglass clasps his hands around a book, his torso turning gently leftward as he shifts his weight to his left leg.

Photograph of the Frederick Douglass statue at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Close up view of the statue with Douglass holding a book against his mid-section.

Dublin Core

Title

Frederick Douglass (Hillsdale, Michigan)

Subject

Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Freedom
Michigan--Hillsdale
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad

Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Description

Located on Hillsdale College’s Liberty Walk, the bronze statue of Frederick Douglass is the first African American figure to be included on the Liberty Walk. The bearded Douglass clasps his hands around a book, his torso turning gently leftward as he shifts his weight to his left leg.

Creator

Wolfe, Bruce, 1941-2022

Source

Photograph: Bruce Wolfe Ltd.

Date

May 12, 2017

Contributor

Hillsdale College (President Larry Arnn) and James Nagy (benefactor).

Rights

Hillsdale College, 33 E College Street, Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242, United States

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Coverage

Lane Hall, Liberty Walk, Hillsdale College, 33 E College Street, Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242, United States

Has Part

Bronze plaque on granite base:
Frederick Douglass

Dedicated May 11, 2017, in proud recognition of the speech given at Hillsdale College by Frederick Douglass on January 11, 1863

"Neither law, learning, nor religion, is addressed to any man’s color or race. Science, education, the Word of God, and all the virtues known among men, are recommended to us, not as races, but as men. We are not recommended to love or hate any particular variety of the human family more than any other. Not as Ethiopians; not as Caucasians; not as Mongolians; not as Afro-Americans, or Anglo-Americans, are we addressed, but as men. God and nature speak to our manhood, and to our manhood alone. Here all ideas of duty and moral obligation are predicated."

—Blessing of Liberty and Education—September 3, 1894

With Gratitude to Mr. James Nagy in Memory of his beloved Wanda Nagy
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Arnn
Bruce Wolfe—Sculptor

Extent

93.6 in. (237.74 cm)

Medium

Bronze; Granite

Bibliographic Citation

Hillsdale College. "Frederick Douglass: A Brief History." Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.hillsdale.edu/frederick-douglass/.

Hillsdale College. "Hillsdale College Unveils Statue of Frederick Douglass." Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.hillsdale.edu/news-and-media/press-releases/hillsdale-college-unveils-statue-frederick-douglass/.

Hillsdale College. "A Man Worth Emulating: Frederick Douglass Statue Dedicated on Hillsdale's Liberty Walk." Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.hillsdale.edu/hillsdale-blog/hillsdale-magazine/worth-emulating-frederick-douglass/.

Wolfe, Bruce. "Frederick Douglass, Statue Unveiling at Hillsdale College." Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.brucewolfe.com/frederick-douglass/.

Rights Holder

Renée Ater

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Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions