Emancipation and Freedom Monument | |
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Location in
Virginia | |
Artist | Thomas Jay Warren [1] |
Completion date | 2021 |
Medium | Bronze statues |
Subject | Emancipation |
Dimensions | 12 feet (3.7 m) (height) |
Location | Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia |
37°32′04″N 77°26′38″W / 37.5344°N 77.4439°W | |
The Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia, is a public statue installed on September 22, 2021. [2] The monument includes two 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statues of an emancipated man and woman with an infant. [3] The woman is holding a piece of paper with the date January 1, 1863 which corresponds with the day U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. [4]
The monument was designed by Oregon sculptor Thomas Jay Warren. [2] Virginia senator Jennifer McClellan led the commissioning of the statue. According to McClellan, "it's the first state-funded statue celebrating emancipation in the U.S." [2]
The pedestal features the names, photos, and stories of ten Virginians who participated involved both before and after emancipation. [4]
Emancipation and Freedom Monument | |
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Location in
Virginia | |
Artist | Thomas Jay Warren [1] |
Completion date | 2021 |
Medium | Bronze statues |
Subject | Emancipation |
Dimensions | 12 feet (3.7 m) (height) |
Location | Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia |
37°32′04″N 77°26′38″W / 37.5344°N 77.4439°W | |
The Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia, is a public statue installed on September 22, 2021. [2] The monument includes two 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statues of an emancipated man and woman with an infant. [3] The woman is holding a piece of paper with the date January 1, 1863 which corresponds with the day U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. [4]
The monument was designed by Oregon sculptor Thomas Jay Warren. [2] Virginia senator Jennifer McClellan led the commissioning of the statue. According to McClellan, "it's the first state-funded statue celebrating emancipation in the U.S." [2]
The pedestal features the names, photos, and stories of ten Virginians who participated involved both before and after emancipation. [4]