Underground Railroad - Glennette Tilley Turner

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Smith

Caption

A statement from the artist: "Mother Glynette Turner is a community historian who shares information about the African Americans of Aurora, Illinois. She helps to keep the legacies of the ancestors intact, respected, and understood. This Underground Railroad series is the most requested among my works."

Cite As

The Kohler Foundation Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the Kohler Foundation.

Date

1997

Accession Number

2004.0011.0014

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

sculpture

Medium

mixed media cement

Dimensions

45 x 24 x 11 in. (114.3 x 61 x 27.9 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl837e8ae09-b170-4ed1-ac7e-7142092b1f52

Record ID

acm_2004.0011.0014