Frederick Douglass Memorial (New York, New York)
Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Douglass Memorial (New York, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Public art
Public sculpture
New York--History
Northeastern United States
Slavery--New York (State)
Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Standing to the right of a lectern, Gabriel Koren modeled Frederick Douglass is depicted as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face. Resting his right hand atop the lectern, Douglass’ mouth is closed as he stares resolutely forward. Algernon Miller designed the granite seating and paving patterns, which are based on traditional African-American quilt motifs, as well as a bronze perimeter fence with a wagon wheel motif. Miller also created a bronze water wall that shows the Big Dipper constellation with the North Star. Quotations from Douglass embellish the site.
Creator
Koren, Gabriel, 1947-
Miller, Algernon, 1945-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
September 20, 2011
Contributor
NYC Percent for Art, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; Mark Bunnell of Quenell Rothschild & Partners (landscape architects); and Polich-Tallix (foundry).
Rights
NYC Parks, The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10065, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Central Park North and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, New York, 10026, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
96 in. (243.84 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Koren, Gabriel, 1947- and Miller, Algernon, 1945-, “Frederick Douglass Memorial (New York, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1187.