Knockin’ On Freedom’s Door (Peoria, IL)

Knockin’ On Freedom’s Door (Peoria, IL)

Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Underground Railroad
Slavery-- Abolition
American Midwest

Subject (Name)
Pettengill, Moses,1802-1883
Pettengill, Lucy,1802-1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Preston Jackson‘s monumental bronze and stainless steel Knockin’ on Freedom’s Door is located on the site of the former Pettengill House in Peoria, an important station on the Underground Railroad. The work features multiple bronze sculptural groups within a stainless steel frame. The sculptural grouping includes a male and female freedom seeker, climbing out of a small rowboat as two white members of the Underground Railroad look down upon the pair. The pair of Underground Railroad conductors are presumably Moses and Lucy Pettengill. Moses holds a bucket of water in one hand and a ladle in the other, while Lucy clutches at her chest. At the very top of the sculpture, looking down over the scene is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in profile.

Jackson, Preston

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Dedicated: October 24th, 2008

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English

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL 61602, United States

Sculpture

360'' (914.4 cm)