Sculptor:

Conwill, Houston 1947-2016  Search this

Architect:

DePace, Joseph 1954-  Search this

Author:

Majozo, Estella Conwill 1949-  Search this

Medium:

Bronze, copper sheeting, chrome plating, wood, concrete, mirrors, compasses and harmonicas

Culture:

African American  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University Niagara University New York 14109

Located First Presbyterian Church 505 Cayuga Street Lewiston New York 14092

Date:

Summer 1988. Dedicated Nov. 8, 1992

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 freedeom, and symbols of African-American culture. The "cellar" has a door which opens and closes, with a copper plaque embossed with transcriptons 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

History--United States--Black History  Search this

History--United States--New York  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Architecture--Domestic--House  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Map  Search this

Abstract  Search this

Control number:

IAS NY000340

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_326290