Sojourner Truth (San Diego, CA)
Dublin Core
Title
Sojourner Truth (San Diego, CA)
Subject
Subject (Topic):
Antislavery movements--United States
Women's Suffrage
Antislavery movements--United States
Women's Suffrage
Subject (Name):
Truth, Sojourner, (c. 1797 – November 26, 1883)
Truth, Sojourner, (c. 1797 – November 26, 1883)
Subject (Object Type):
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The life-size bronze figure of Sojourner Truth holds a bible in her right hand and handbag in her left. Clad in a simple, unstructured dress, bonnet, and shawl draped around her shoulders, Truth strides forward.
Creator
Brown, Manuelita
Source
Date
Unveiled: Jan. 22, 2015
Contributor
UC San Diego; Vice Chancellor of Resource Management and Planning, the Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UCSD Alumni, the Black Resource Center
Relation
To watch a video of the work's unveiling, click here.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Thurgood Marshall College Campus, University of California at San Diego, CA
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
72 in. (182.88 cm.)
Citation
Brown, Manuelita, “Sojourner Truth (San Diego, CA),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed September 20, 2024, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1199.