Le Marron Inconnu de Saint-Domingue (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

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Title

Le Marron Inconnu de Saint-Domingue (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

Subject

Subject (Topic)
Slavery-Emancipation
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Description

The bronze sculpture depicts a man, clad only in torn shorts, kneeling on his right leg. His left leg is outstretched behind him, a broken iron chain lays on the ground around his left foot. He arches his torso back as he holds a conch shell to his lips with his left hand, tilting his head upward. His right hand holds a machete at the ground. The statue was created to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Haiti.

Creator

Mangonès, Albert, 1917 –2002

Source

Wikipedia.org

Date

Completed: September 22, 1967

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Coverage

Place du Marron Inconnu, Champ de Mars, HT6110 Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Alternative Title

Le Nègre Marron; Nèg Mawon

Extent

141.72'' x 94.44'' (359.9688 cm x 239.8776 cm)

Medium

Bronze

Rights Holder

Renée Ater

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions