Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York, New York)
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Title
Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Anti-slavery movements--United States
New York--History
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Over-life size portrait sculpture of Harriet Tubman. Signed by the artist: A. Saar, 2006. Foundry stamp: DS/Decker Studios.
Creator
Saar, Alison, 1956-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
November 13, 2008
Contributor
Quennell Rothschild & Partners, LLP (landscape architects), New York, New York; URS Corporation (engineering), New York, New York; City of New York; Manhattan Borough President’s Office; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program; NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; NYC Department of Design and Construction; and NYC Department of Transportation
Rights
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program, 31 Chambers Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York, 10007, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Harriet Tubman Plaza, St. Nicholas Avenue, West 122nd Street, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York City, New York, 07062, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
156 x 96 x 132 in. (396.24 x 243.84 x 335.28 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Saar, Alison, 1956-, “Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/12.
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Item Relations
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