Freedom Crossing Monument (Lewiston, New York)
Dublin Core
Title
Freedom Crossing Monument (Lewiston, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tryon, Josiah, 1798-1886
Clark, Margaret Goff, 1913-2003
Tryon, Josiah, 1798-1886
Clark, Margaret Goff, 1913-2003
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The monument consists of five bronze sculptures. The subjects are a family of freedom seekers including a father, mother and baby; Lewiston's Underground Railroad Station Master, Josiah Tryon; and the fictional heroine, Laura Eastman, from the Freedom Crossing book. A rowboat is at the center of the composition with the mother seated in the boat as Tryon hands her the baby. Two figures stand on rock meant to suggest the banks of the lower Niagara River.
Creator
Geissler, Susan, 1953-
Source
Date
October 14, 2009
Contributor
Historical Association of Lewiston, Inc.; Niagara River Greenway Commission; Town of Lewiston; Village of Lewiston; Lower Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce; Margaret L. Wendt Foundation; and KeyBank Foundation.
Rights
Historical Association of Lewiston, Inc., 469 Plain Street, Lewiston, New York, 14092
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Collection
Citation
Geissler, Susan, 1953-, “Freedom Crossing Monument (Lewiston, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/59.