Redemption Song (Kingston, Jamaica)
Dublin Core
Title
Redemption Song (Kingston, Jamaica)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Slavery-Emancipation
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Kingston, Jamaica
Slavery-Emancipation
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Kingston, Jamaica
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Two nude figures, shown from the knees up, face one another as they gaze skyward. The two bronze figures of a man and woman stand in a cast-iron dome fountain.
Creator
Facey, Laura, 1954-
Source
Emancipation Park Online: A Tribute to Freedom
Date
July 31, 2003
Contributor
National Gallery of Jamaica; Jamaica National Heritage Trust; National Government of Jamaica
Relation
To watch Paddlin' Spirit, short documentary film about the Laura Facey, click here.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Emancipation Park Oxford Road and, Knutsford Blvd, Kingston, Jamaica
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Collection
Citation
Facey, Laura, 1954-, “Redemption Song (Kingston, Jamaica),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 18, 2024, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1145.