Description
- Abstract:
- A monumental sculpture of Harriet Tubman made of soil, clay, and straw, is scrawled with the words from Frederick Douglass. The sculpture is made from perishable materials, meant to dissolve over the winter. Scott designed the sculpture so that remains will include the beaded patchwork and gun. The sculpture was installed at the Grounds for Sculpture from October 20, 2017-April 1, 2018.
- Notes:
- Graffiti Harriet (ephemeral) (Hamilton, New Jersey), Brown University Library
- Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
Access Conditions
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Morgan, Mike (Baltimore Magazine),
"Graffiti Harriet (ephemeral) (Hamilton, New Jersey)"
(2017).
Black Abolitionists: Tubman, Douglass, Truth.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:vmyar4ts/
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Black Abolitionists: Tubman, Douglass, Truth
...The monuments and memorials in this collection commemorate the extraordinary achievements of three U.S. Black abolitionist and freedom seekers: Harriet Tubman, née Araminta Ross, (c. 1822-1913); Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895); and Sojourner Truth (1797-1883).
Born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern …