Harriet Tubman (third cast) (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Harriet Tubman (third cast) (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Arkansas--Little Rock
Freedom
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad

Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

The monument depicts Harriet Tubman leading a young African American boy by her left hand and holding a long walking stick in her right. She wears a brimmed hat, a long-sleeve shirt with a shawl wrapped around her neck, and a flowing skirt. As they walk, Tubman peers kindly at the boy, who gazes back at her. The boy wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and laced shoes. Both figures are shown in mid-stride.

DeDecker, Jane, 1961-

Photograph: Public Art Archive

2004

Dr. Dean Kumpuris, Little Rock Board of Directors, City of Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas; John Kinkade, National Sculptors’ Guild at Columbine Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas; and Peggy and Haskell L. Dickinson (donors), Little Rock, Arkansas.

City of Little Rock, 500 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201, United States

JPEG

English

Visual Arts-Sculpture

764 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201, United States

Inscription on back:
"Children if you are tired, keep going. If you're hungry, keep going. If you're scared, keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going." Harriet Tubman

First cast: Harriet Tubman, Las Sendas, Mesa, Arizona

Monument and Myth: Commemorating Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

68.4 in. (173.736 cm)

Bronze; Concrete base

Public Art Archive. “Harriet Tubman, Little Rock, Arkansas.” Accessed March 19, 2018. https://locate.publicartarchive.org/art/Harriet-Tubman?ib=ext.

Peacock, Leslie Newell. “Forever, Sculpture: Artwork and a City Director, Carve Out a Special Place along Little Rock’s Riverfront.” Arkansas Times, June 15, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2018. https://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/forever-sculpture/Content?oid=7409126.

Wander Woman Project. “Harriet Tubman Statues by Jane DeDecker Across the US.” Accessed May 25, 2020. https://wanderwomenproject.com/places/harriet-tubman-statues-by-jane-dedecker-across-the-us/.

Renée Ater

Sculpture

68.4 in. (173.736 cm)