Underground Railroad Memorial (Battle Creek, MI)
Dublin Core
Title
Underground Railroad Memorial (Battle Creek, MI)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
American Midwest
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
American Midwest
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Hussey, Erastus, 1800-1889
Hussey, Sarah Bowen, 1808-1899
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Hussey, Erastus, 1800-1889
Hussey, Sarah Bowen, 1808-1899
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
A multi figure 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-
Date
Dedicated: 1994
Contributor
W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, Michigan, 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
Alternative Title
Underground Railroad Sculpture; Underground Railroad Monument
Date Created
1993
Has Part
Bronze plaque:
“Memorial to the Underground Railroad. From the 1830s to the 1861, thousands of slaves in the southern United States courageously escaped northward to freedom to what became known as the Underground Railroad. Along this secret network, ‘conductors’ like Battle Creek’s Erastus and Sarah Hussey, whose likenesses are captured in this memorial, took great personal risks to ensure the safety of escaping slaves. Harriet Tubman, known as the Black Moses, was a national heroine of this epic struggle and is depicted leading another brave family away from the shackles of slavery. This memorial honors the Underground Railroad and is dedicated to the strength of the human spirit in the quest for freedom. Ed Dwight, Sculptor. Denver, Colorado. 1993. This sculpture was made possible by a gift from the Glenn A. Cross Estate and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.”
“Memorial to the Underground Railroad. From the 1830s to the 1861, thousands of slaves in the southern United States courageously escaped northward to freedom to what became known as the Underground Railroad. Along this secret network, ‘conductors’ like Battle Creek’s Erastus and Sarah Hussey, whose likenesses are captured in this memorial, took great personal risks to ensure the safety of escaping slaves. Harriet Tubman, known as the Black Moses, was a national heroine of this epic struggle and is depicted leading another brave family away from the shackles of slavery. This memorial honors the Underground Railroad and is dedicated to the strength of the human spirit in the quest for freedom. Ed Dwight, Sculptor. Denver, Colorado. 1993. This sculpture was made possible by a gift from the Glenn A. Cross Estate and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.”
Extent
168 x 336 in. (426.72 x 853.44 cm.)
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
“Sharing the Legacies that Promote Social Justice.” W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Accessed March 19, 2018. https://www.wkkf.org/news-and-media/article/2008/01/sharing-the-legacies-that-promote-social-justice.
“Battle Creek Underground Railroad Sculpture.” Detroit1701.org. Accessed March 19, 2018. http://detroit1701.org/Battle%20Creek%20Underground%20RR%20Sculpture.html.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
168 x 336 in. (426.72 x 853.44 cm.)
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Dwight, Ed, 1933-, “Underground Railroad Memorial (Battle Creek, MI),” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed April 19, 2024, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/9.