William Seward and Harriet Tubman Statue (Schenectady, NY)
Dublin Core
Title
William Seward and Harriet Tubman Statue (Schenectady, NY)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Antislavery movements--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Life-size statue of William Seward and Harriet Tubman standing on Mohawk Valley ordovician dolostone inside a garden bed. Seward stands with a cane in his right hand and his left arm around the back of Tubman. He wears nineteenth-century clothing including a jacket, vest, and pants. Tubman gestures with her right hand and carries a walking stick in her left hand. She wears a bodice and skirt. Draped across her chest is a sack with the end of a revolver visible.
Creator
Benedict, Dexter
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
Dedication: May 17, 2019
Contributor
Board of Trustees of the Schenectady County Public Library; Frank Wicks, Carl George, and Twitty Styles of Union College; and Community Members (for a complete donor list, see https://www.tubmansewardstatue.org/.)
Rights
Unsure
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Karen B. Johnson Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton Street, Schenectady, New York, 12305, United States
Has Part
Bronze plaque:
William Seward 1801-1872
Harriet Tubman 1822-1913
Leaders Freedom Diversity Friendship
"By the People for the People"
Abraham Lincoln
Mohawk Valley Ordovician Dolostone
2019
Sculptor/Caster Dexter Benedict
William Seward 1801-1872
Harriet Tubman 1822-1913
Leaders Freedom Diversity Friendship
"By the People for the People"
Abraham Lincoln
Mohawk Valley Ordovician Dolostone
2019
Sculptor/Caster Dexter Benedict
Extent
Unknown
Medium
Bronze; Mohawk Valley ordovician dolostone
Bibliographic Citation
Williams, Stephen. "Statue of Tubman and Seward Unveiled at Library." The Daily Gazette News, May 17, 2019. Accessed September 30, 2019. https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/05/17/statue-of-tubman-and-seward-unveiled-at-library.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Benedict, Dexter, “William Seward and Harriet Tubman Statue (Schenectady, NY),” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed December 6, 2023, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1185.