Memorial to the Underground Railroad (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Dublin Core
Title
Memorial to the Underground Railroad (Battle Creek, Michigan)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Michigan--History
Midwestern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Hussey, Erastus, 1800-1889
Hussey, Sarah Bowen, 1808-1899
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
A multifigure statue that includes portraits of Erastus and Sarah Hussey, abolitionists and Underground Railroad conductors in southern Michigan as well as an image of Harriet Tubman.
Creator
Dwight, Ed, 1933-
Source
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Underground_Railroad_Sculpture_in_Battle_Creek,_Michigan_(2981829830).jpg
Date
October 24, 1993
Contributor
W. K. Kellogg Foundation and Glenn A. Cross Estate, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Rights
W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 1 Michigan Avenue East, Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Kellogg House Park, 2-10 N Monroe Street, Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
168 x 336 in. (426.72 x 853.44 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Dwight, Ed, 1933-, “Memorial to the Underground Railroad (Battle Creek, Michigan),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/9.