Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York)
Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Anti-slavery movements--United States
New York--History
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--New York
Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
To mark the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’ birth, the City of Rochester, NY, commissioned Olivia Kim to create thirteen live-size portraits of Douglass, placing them throughout the city at sites significant to Douglass’s life and work. Kim took inspiration from Stanley W. Edwards’ 19th-century statue of Douglass, originally erected in front of the old New York Central Train Station in Rochester, New York. Although the works are fiberglass, Kim recreated the patinated bronze of Edward’s original work. Like Edward's original work, Douglass’ arms are slightly outstretched, his palms open upward. Kim used the hands of Kenneth B. Morris Jr., the great-great-great-grandson of Douglass, to create the hands of Douglass in her own work.
Creator
Kim, Olivia, 1979-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
July 19, 2018
Contributor
Rochester Community Media Center (Carven Eison); Rochester Contemporary Art Center (Bleu Cease); Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives; and Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration Committee.
Rights
City of Rochester, Department of Environmental Services, 30 Church Street, Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
School 12: Anna Murray Douglass Academy, 999 South Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
80.4 in. (204.22 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Kim, Olivia, 1979-, “Frederick Douglass (Rochester, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1196.