Sojourner (Sacramento, California)

Truth is shown with her arms crossed at her chest as she tilts her head skyward, her eyes closed.

Dublin Core

Title

Sojourner (Sacramento, California)

Subject

Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
California--Sacramento
Freedom
Public art
Public sculpture
Women--Suffrage

Subject (Name)
Truth, Sojourner, c. 1797-1883

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Description

Unlike many sculptural representations of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Catlett’s work is geometric and slightly abstracted. Truth is shown with her arms crossed at her chest as she tilts her head skyward, her eyes closed. The flared skirt of her form-fitting dress adds to the work's sense of upward movement. The stone is polished smooth, save for Truth’s hair, which, although abstracted, is shown uncovered in cropped curls.

In January 2013, the sculpture was vandalized, pushed off the pedestal and broke into large pieces. After restoration, the sculpture was placed inside the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California.

Creator

Catlett, Elizabeth, 1919-2012

Source

Photograph: Pedestrian Art, Sacramento

Date

1999

Contributor

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, City of Sacramento

Rights

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, City of Sacramento, 300 Richards Boulevard, Suite 3, Sacramento, CA, 95811, United States

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Coverage

Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, United States

Extent

84 in. (213.36 cm)

Medium

Mexican limestone

Bibliographic Citation

Pedestrian Art-Sacramento. "Sojourner Truth-13th & K." September 6, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2025. http://sacpedart.com/?p=3840.

Rights Holder

Renée Ater

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions