Camp Barker Memorial (Washington, DC)
Dublin Core
Title
Camp Barker Memorial (Washington, DC)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Civil War
Refugee camps--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Mid-Atlantic United States
Civil War
Refugee camps--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Mid-Atlantic United States
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
"The Camp Barker Memorial frames the site’s history as Camp Barker, a Civil War ‘contraband camp’, with three entry gateways to a public elementary school in northwest Washington D.C. Union forces used the term 'contraband' to describe formerly enslaved persons, who were considered captured enemy property. While the site’s original buildings were built as barracks for Union soldiers, they were soon transformed into housing for those escaping slavery. Living conditions in the camp were harsh, but gave rise to the enduring community of the surrounding neighborhood." From After Architecture, 2019.
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
May 2019
Contributor
Vinnie Bagwell (relief sculpture); Yun Associates, LLC (structural engineering); and Garrison Elementery School (DC Public Schools).
Rights
DC Public Schools, 1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Buildings and Structures
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
1200 S Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Entry portals: 126 in. (320.04 cm)
Portal widths: 78 in. (198.12 cm.) to 192 in. (502.92 cm.)
Portal widths: 78 in. (198.12 cm.) to 192 in. (502.92 cm.)
Collection
Citation
McDonald, KatieAfter Architecture
and Schumann, KyleAfter Architecture, “Camp Barker Memorial (Washington, DC),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1214.