Frederick Douglass (Baltimore, Maryland)
Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Douglass (Baltimore, Maryland)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Freedom
Maryland--Baltimore
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Maryland
Antislavery movements--United States
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Freedom
Maryland--Baltimore
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Maryland
Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The six-foot-tall bronze head of Frederick Douglass is located in the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore’s southeastern waterfront. Douglass is modeled with a full beard and mustache. The textured and rough surface of Robinson’s work creates a sense of movement as light reflects off the uneven surface, highlighting the work’s divots and crests.
Creator
Robinson, Marc Andre, 1972-
Source
Photograph: Flickr: Monument City
Date
June 2006
Contributor
Living Classrooms Foundation; Steve Zeiger (Zeiger/Snead Architects); Michael Vergason Landscape Architects
Rights
Living Classrooms Foundation, 802 S Caroline Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
Has Part
Informational placard adjacent to the work:
Frederick Douglass Sculpture
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park A Living Classroom
Frederick Douglass is one of the best-known Americans of the 19th century. Schools, churches and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for bravery, vision, and insightfulness, Douglas fought for the rights of African Americans and women. He stressed equal rights and economic progress for all Americans.
This bronze sculpture by Marc Andre Robinson, a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate, stands 6 feet tall wide and weighs 1,100 lbs. Mr. Robinson declares, "My ideas for the Frederick Douglass sculpture are meant to reflect collaborative art production and to emphasize the actual process of understanding and making history. The permanence of the bronze will function for the Living Classroom Foundation (and the Douglass-Myers Museum) as a monument to the seriousness of the indelible commitment to Baltimore youth."
(Inscriptions below the images on the information plaque)
Go inside the museum building to see these and other bronze sculptures created by Living Classrooms Crossroads Middle School students, under the guidance of Marc Robinson, sculptor of the Frederick Douglass statue.
Frederick Douglass Sculpture
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park A Living Classroom
Frederick Douglass is one of the best-known Americans of the 19th century. Schools, churches and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for bravery, vision, and insightfulness, Douglas fought for the rights of African Americans and women. He stressed equal rights and economic progress for all Americans.
This bronze sculpture by Marc Andre Robinson, a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate, stands 6 feet tall wide and weighs 1,100 lbs. Mr. Robinson declares, "My ideas for the Frederick Douglass sculpture are meant to reflect collaborative art production and to emphasize the actual process of understanding and making history. The permanence of the bronze will function for the Living Classroom Foundation (and the Douglass-Myers Museum) as a monument to the seriousness of the indelible commitment to Baltimore youth."
(Inscriptions below the images on the information plaque)
Go inside the museum building to see these and other bronze sculptures created by Living Classrooms Crossroads Middle School students, under the guidance of Marc Robinson, sculptor of the Frederick Douglass statue.
Extent
72 in. (182.88 cm)
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
The Historical Marker Database. "Frederick Douglass Sculpture." March 13, 2017. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=103409.
White, Amy Brecount. "The Driving Forces Behind Maritime Park." Washington Post, October 27, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102600448.html.
Living Classrooms Foundation Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum. Projects, Ziger/Snead Architects, Baltimore. Accessed May 24, 2020. https://www.zigersnead.com/projects/frederick-douglass-isaac-myers-museum.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
72 in. (182.88 cm)
Collection
Citation
Robinson, Marc Andre, 1972-, “Frederick Douglass (Baltimore, Maryland),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 2, 2026, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1194.