Harriet Tubman
Entry ID
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130 (18/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross, (c.1820 -1913)
Description of the sculpture
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This half-length portrait, made from Maltese limestone, depicts Harriet Tubman with her arms folded across her chest as she looks upwards towards her right. The sculpture incorporates a base decorated with carved reliefs inspired by African culture.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Statue: Half-length figure (single)
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 165 cm
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Width: 62 cm
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Depth: 39 cm
Materials
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Limestone
Specific techniques used
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Carving
Overall colour
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Monochrome – other
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – European/Western clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ animals or bird companions
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
Action or activity
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Indeterminate
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking upwards
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Looking sideways
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twenty-first century (2000 -2099)
Date of Production
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2013
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Commissioned for
Original purpose
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Commemorative
Original display setting
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Secular Civic: public library
Current / most recently known location
Provenance history
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2013: commissioned from artist by Kirklees Council
Notes
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Commissioned by Kirklees Council as part of Black History Month to mark the hundredth anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s death. This sculpture is displayed in the Huddersfield Library.
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/1083, . (no date) ‘Harriet Tubman’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/1068
