L'arbre de la liberté (Schoelcher, Martinique)
Dublin Core
Title
L'arbre de la liberté (Schoelcher, Martinique)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Freedom
Martinique--Schoelcher
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Martinique
Resistance
Transatlantic slave trade
Freedom
Martinique--Schoelcher
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--Martinique
Resistance
Transatlantic slave trade
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Facing the Caribbean Sea, the memorial consists of eight abstracted forms, some of which are rectilinear and geometric, and others more curvilinear with rounded organic forms. The bronze figures are embellished with symbols, which according to the sculptor, represent "the spirit of the liberated man."
Creator
Guédon, Henri, 1944-2006
Source
Photograph: Terres du Centre Martinique
Date
2001
Rights
Mairie de Schoelcher, 3 rue Fessenheim, 97233 Schoelcher, Martinique
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Place des Arawaks, 97233 Schoelcher, Martinique
Extent
354.331 x 125.984 in. (900 x 320 cm)
Medium
Bronze; Concrete
Bibliographic Citation
"Les Arbre de la Liberté." Fédération Martiniquaise des Offices de Tourisme et Syndicats d'Initiative. Accessed May 28, 2019. http://www.accueil-martinique.fr/FR/visite-les-arbres-de-la-liberte_10037.html.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
354.331 x 125.984 in. (900 x 320 cm)
Collection
Citation
Guédon, Henri, 1944-2006, “L'arbre de la liberté (Schoelcher, Martinique),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1162.