North to Freedom (Brewer, Maine)
Dublin Core
Title
North to Freedom (Brewer, Maine)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The statue depicts a male freedom seeker from the waist up. His head is turned to his right shoulder, looking back toward the south and leaning to the north as he presses down with his hands on a stone circle to hoist himself out of an underground tunnel to freedom.
Creator
Hines, Glenn M., 1950-
Hines, Diane, 1951-
Source
Photograph by Renée Ater.
Date
2002
Contributor
Brewer Historical Society; Dick Campbell (landscape design); and Brian Higgins (historic interpretation).
Rights
Brewer Historical Society, P.O. Box 602, Brewer, Maine, 04412, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts- Sculpture
Coverage
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Collection
Citation
Hines, Glenn M., 1950-
and Hines, Diane, 1951-, “North to Freedom (Brewer, Maine),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1222.