Harriet Ross Tubman Memorial (Briston, PA)
Dublin Core
Title
Harriet Ross Tubman Memorial (Briston, PA)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Northeastern United States
Pennsylvania--History
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Single figure of Harriet Tubman, wearing a coat, haversack slung over her right shoulder, and a pistol at her waist. Tubman points her right hand toward the sky, symbolic of the “North Star.” Signed by the artist: James L. Gafgen, 2005. Foundry stamp: Art Research Enterprises: The Art Foundry.
Creator
Gafgen, James L., 1939-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
Dedicated: June 24, 2006
Contributor
William H. Smith (Design); Sydney L. Taylor and the African-American Historical and Cultural Society of Bucks County; The Bucks County Committee For Interracial Harmony; State of Pennsylvania; and Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bristol
Rights
Bristol Township, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 19007, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Bristol Lions Park, 150 Basin Park, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 19007, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
78 in. (198.12 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Gafgen, James L., 1939-, “Harriet Ross Tubman Memorial (Briston, PA),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed October 1, 2026, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/10.