Sojourner (Sacramento, CA)

Sojourner (Sacramento, CA)

Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Public art
Public sculpture

Subject (Name)
Truth, Sojourner, c. 1797 – November 26, 1883

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

Unlike many sculptural representations of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Catlett’s work is geometrized and slightly abstracted. Truth is shown with her arms crossed at her chest as she tilts her head skyward, her eyes closed. The flared skirt of her form-fitting dress adds to the work's sense of upward movement. The stone is polished smooth, save for Truth’s hair, which, although abstracted, is shown uncovered in cropped curls.

Catlett, Elizabeth, 1919-2012

1999

City of Sacramento; Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission

To learn more about the history of this work, click here.

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English

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Originally located at the Sacramento Convention Center (1400 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814), in 2013 it was vandalized and moved to the Crocker Art Museum (215 O Street, Sacramento, CA).

7'

Mexican Limestone

""Sojourner", by Elizabeth Catlett." Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Accessed Nov. 4, 2019: http://www.sacmetroarts.org/Programs/Public-Art/Public-Art-Collection/Maintenance-Projects/Sojourner

Renée Ater