Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University On lawn, to left of entrance Niagara University New York 14109
Date:
Summer 1988
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1994.
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
Summary:
An abstract sculpture roughly constructed in the shape of a house, the "attic" facade embossed with maps of sections of the Underground Railroad, with references to the Niagara River as a passage to freedom, and symbols of African-American culture. The "cellar" has a door which opens and closes, with a copper plaque embossed with transcriptions of actual notes passed between station masters and conductors of the Underground Railroad. The notes are written in code. The cellar originally held various objects, including a mirror, compass, and harmonica.
Topic:
History--United States--Underground Railroad Search this