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| Title: | Statue of Phillis Wheatley, The Boston Women's Memorial |
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| Notes: | "Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the child of your serving girl." -- Psalm 86:16
In the scripture texts for today, both from Genesis and from Psalms, the need for God's intervention is powerful in the lives of servants/slaves. This sculpture of the country's first African-American poet reminds us that Hagar's journey is one that has been repeated through millenia.
Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia in 1753. She came to the United States as a slave and was purchased by a Boston family who generously educated her. She became an accomplished writer and published a book of poetry, the success of which won her acclaim and soon after, her freedom. She married and had three children, none of whom survived infancy.
"Against thy Zion though her foes may rage,
And all their cunning, all their strength engage,
Yet she serenely on thy bosom lies,
Smiles at their arts, and all their force defies."
-- from the poem, Isaiah LXIII |
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| Date: | 2003 |
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| Artist: | Bergmann, Meredith, 1955- |
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| Building: | Commonwealth Avenue
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| Object/Function: | Sculpture, freestanding |
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| Material: | Metal |
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| City/Town: | Boston
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| State: | MA
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| Country: | United States
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| Scripture: | Genesis 21:8-21
Psalm 86
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| Lectionary links: | AProp07
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
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| Copyright Source: | http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairity/152419210/ |
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| Copyright Permission: | Please visit the URL in the Copyright Source field on this page for details about reusing this image. |
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| Attribution: | Bergmann, Meredith, 1955-. Statue of Phillis Wheatley, The Boston Women's Memorial, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=53991 [retrieved March 9, 2021]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairity/152419210/. |
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| Record Number: | 53991
Last Updated: 2020-10-01 10:42:57
Record Created: 2008-04-28 17:57:54 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
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Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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