Emancipation (Boston, MA)
Dublin Core
Title
Emancipation (Boston, MA)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Allegory (Art)
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Slaves--Emancipation--United States
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The multi-figure sculpture is anchored around a truncated tree that reaches over the heads of the three human figures. The tree is roughly realized, and Fuller’s hand is evident in the surface treatment. At the center of the composition, a young woman and man stand upright and are semi-nude. The couple emerge from the “Tree of Knowledge.” Behind the male figure, the female figure of “Humanity,” clothed in a gown, bows her head and rests it on her raised left arm. She gently rests her right hand on the young man’s shoulder.
Creator
Fuller, Meta Warrick, 1877-1968
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
Dedication: June 20, 1999
Contributor
CBA Landscape Architects, Boston, Massachusetts; United South End Settlements, Boston, Massachusetts; New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts; The George B. Henderson Foundation and The Edgar Ingersoll Browne Fund, Boston, Massachusetts; and Boston Parks and Recreation
Rights
National Center of Afro-American Artists, 300 Walnut Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
The Museum of Afro-American History, 46 Joy Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Harriet Tubman Park, Columbus Avenue and Pembrook Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
84 in. (213.36 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Fuller, Meta Warrick, 1877-1968, “Emancipation (Boston, MA),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed September 20, 2024, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1121.