Sojourner Truth Monument (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Dublin Core
Title
Sojourner Truth Monument (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States
Women's Suffrage
Michigan--History
Public art
Public sculpture
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States
Women's Suffrage
Michigan--History
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Name)
Truth, Sojourner, c. 1797 – November 26, 1883
Truth, Sojourner, c. 1797 – November 26, 1883
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The monumental bronze figure of Sojourner Truth stands behind a concave wall, on an elevated semi-circular stage. She stands to the left of a lectern, her left arm outstretched at her side as she looks out at an imagined audience. She places her right hand on the book that rests atop the lectern. Truth is shown bespectacled, wearing a scalloped-edge bonnet, fringed shawl, and floor-length dress. A bronze plaque describing Truth’s life and accomplishments is affixed to the front of the lectern. The concave wall behind Truth is embellished with bronze plaques bearing quotes from Truth.
Creator
Allen, Tina, 1950-2008
Source
Date
1999
Contributor
Sojourner Truth Institute of Battle Creek; The United Arts Council of Calhoun County
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
N. Division St & Michigan Ave, Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
144 in. (365.76 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Allen, Tina, 1950-2008, “Sojourner Truth Monument (Battle Creek, Michigan),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1197.