Harriet Tubman (fourth cast--Ypsilanti, MI)

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Dublin Core

Title

Harriet Tubman (fourth cast--Ypsilanti, MI)

Subject

Subject (Topic)
Freedom
American Midwest
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Description

Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy with her left hand.

Creator

DeDecker, Jane, 1961-

Date

Dedication: May 21, 2006

Contributor

Friends of Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority, Ypsilanti, Michigan; and Pfizer, Inc., Ypsilanti, Michigan

Rights

Ypsilanti District Library, 229 West Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Coverage

Ypsilanti District Library, 229 West Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States

Has Part

Bronze plaque:
“Harriet Tubman, 1820-1913. Led slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad earning her the name of ‘Moses of Her People.’ Bronze statue created by Jane DeDecker and installed in 2006.”

Has Version

Fourth cast

Extent

68.4 in. (173.736 cm.)

Medium

Bronze

Bibliographic Citation

Ypsilanti District Library. Accessed March 18, 2018. https://www.ypsilibrary.org/about/visit/ydl-michigan/library-plaza/.

Rights Holder

Renée Ater

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

68.4 in. (173.736 cm.)

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item dcterms:relation Item: Harriet Tubman (first cast--Mesa, AZ)

Citation

DeDecker, Jane, 1961-, “Harriet Tubman (fourth cast--Ypsilanti, MI),” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed April 19, 2024, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/8.