Harriet Tubman (Auburn, New York)
Dublin Core
Title
Harriet Tubman (Auburn, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements
New York (State)--Auburn
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Antislavery movements
New York (State)--Auburn
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The seven-and-half foot tall (2.3 meters) bronze statue represents a young Harriet Tubman, traveling on the Underground Railroad. Clothed in nineteenth-century shawl, jacket, pleated skirt, and a pistol tucked into her satchel. Tubman strides forward with her booted foot visible below the hem of her skirt. She extends her left hand behind her as if signaling to an invisible group to follow closely on the arduous route to Canada. In her right hand, she holds the ring of a lantern, illuminating the pathway to freedom.
Creator
Hanlon, Brian P., 1961-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
November 13, 2018
Contributor
George and Mary Cuthbert Family; Harriet Tubman Downtown Memorial Committee; Celebrate! Diverse Auburn; Harriet Tubman Boosters
Rights
New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center, 25 South Street, Auburn, New York, 13021, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center, 25 South Street, Auburn, New York, 13021, United States
Has Part
Stainless steel plaque:
"I was the conductor on the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say -- I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." Harriet Tubman at a suffrage convention, NY, 1896
Harriet Tubman statue donated by the George and Mary Cuthbert family in honor of Edward L. Cuthbert Jr. who believed that Harriet's life was an inspiration to all of humankind.
Dedicated November 2018
Sculptor Brian P. Hanlon
"I was the conductor on the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say -- I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." Harriet Tubman at a suffrage convention, NY, 1896
Harriet Tubman statue donated by the George and Mary Cuthbert family in honor of Edward L. Cuthbert Jr. who believed that Harriet's life was an inspiration to all of humankind.
Dedicated November 2018
Sculptor Brian P. Hanlon
References
Monument and Myth: Commemorating Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Extent
90.55 in. (230 cm)
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
Ater, Renée. "NY State Network to Freedom: Harriet Tubman Statue and Equal Rights Heritage Center, Auburn." On Monuments Blog, April 27, 2020. https://www.reneeater.com/on-monuments-blog/2020/4/17/ny-state-network-to-freedom-harriet-tubman-statue-and-equal-rights-heritage-center-auburn.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
90.55 in. (230 cm)
Collection
Citation
Hanlon, Brian P., 1961-, “Harriet Tubman (Auburn, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1258.