Frederick Douglass (New York, New York)
Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Douglass (New York, New York)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Freedom
New York (State)--New York
Public art
Public sculpture
Antislavery movements--United States
Freedom
New York (State)--New York
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Name)
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
A life-size sculpture of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass stands atop the staircase at the West 77th Street entrance to The New York Historical. Douglass gazes forward, holding a pair of books in his left hand, while his right arm rests downward. Fully bearded, Douglass stares off into the distance.
Creator
Schwartz, Ivan, 1951-
Studio EIS
Studio EIS
Source
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons
Date
October 25, 2011
Contributor
New-York Historical Society (now The New York Historical)
Rights
The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West at West 77th Street, New York, New York, 10024, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West at West 77th Street, New York, New York, 10024, United States
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
Dunlap, David, W. "No Debate: It’s Lincoln and Douglass." New York Times, November 1, 2011. Accessed October 31, 2019. https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/no-debate-its-lincoln-and-douglass/March.
Saxena, Jaya. "Creating the Humanity in Bronze Statues." Behind the Scenes, New-York Historical Society, March 14, 2012. Accessed October 31, 2019. http://behindthescenes.nyhistory.org/creating-the-humanity-in-bronze-statues/.
"Meet Michael, the Living Historian Behind Our Frederick Douglass Statue (Part I)." History Detectives, New-York Historical Society, February 5, 2018. Accessed, May 24, 2020. http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-new-york-historicals-frederick-douglass-statue-part-1/.
"Meet the Living Historian Behind Our Frederick Douglass Statue (Part II)." History Detectives, New-York Historical Society, February 26, 2018. Accessed, May 24, 2020. http://historydetectives.nyhistory.org/2018/02/meet-living-historian-behind-frederick-douglass-statue-part-ii/.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Collection
Citation
Schwartz, Ivan, 1951-Studio EIS, “Frederick Douglass (New York, New York),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1193.