Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Frederick Douglass Sculpture
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2017
1. Frederick Douglass Sculpture Marker
Frederick Douglass is one of the best-known Americans of the 19th century. Schools, churches and other community buildings across the United States have been named after him. Known for bravery, vision and insightfulness, Douglas fought for the rights of African Americans and women. He stressed equal rights and economic progress for all Americans.
This bronze sculpture by Marc Andre Robinson, a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate, stands 6 feet tall and wide, and weights 1,100 lbs. Mr. Robinson declares, My ideas for the Frederick Douglass sculpture are meant to reflect collaborative art production and to emphasize the actual process of understanding and making history. The permanence of the bronze will function for the Living Classroom Foundation (and the Douglass-Myers Museum) as a monument to the seriousness of the indelible commitment to Baltimore youth.
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Go inside the museum building to see these and other bronze sculptures created by Living Classrooms Crossroads Middle School students, under the guidance of Marc Robinson, sculptor of the Frederick Douglass statue.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • Education.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 16.771′ N, 76° 35.78′ W. Marker was in Baltimore, Maryland. It was in Fells Point. It was on Thames Street. The marker is located on Chase Wharf in Fells Point. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore MD 21231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Archaeological Remains (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2017
2. Frederick Douglass Sculpture Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Archaeological Remains (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Welcome to the Frederick Douglas-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Marine Railway (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2017
3. Frederick Douglass Sculpture-Front view
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2017
4. Frederick Douglass Sculpture-Rear view
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 22, 2017
5. Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum-Building
The Frederick Douglass Sculpture is in the background on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 17, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
