Harriet Tubman (Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland)
Dublin Core
Title
Harriet Tubman (Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Maryland--History
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Maryland
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Harriet Tubman wears a nineteenth-century inspired dress. On her left shoulder sits a saw-whet owl, at her right foot rests a rabbit. She extends her right arm into the air, perpendicular to her body. Ten seashells are sculpted into the base of the monument.
Creator
Hill, James K., 1945-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
September 22, 2009
Contributor
Salisbury University (funder); Students assisting with the project included Mike Benson, Jason Bromley, Jen Drake, Sarah Halcot, Christopher Hill, Robbie Johnson, Sam Jones, Diana Mosteller, Keely Patton, Tom Ruch, Dan Stachurski, Phillip Taylor and Tom Wright. SU faculty emeritus Gerry Patt Jr. helped with the sculpture’s casting. Faculty emerita Marie Cavallaro documented the procedure.
Rights
Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Teacher Education and Technology Center, Salisbury University, S. Salisbury Boulevard (BUS. 13), Salisbury, Maryland, 21801, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
84 in. (213.36 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Hill, James K., 1945-, “Harriet Tubman (Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/11.