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DeVane, Oletha,
Kojzar, Christopher,
Ireys, Nicholas,
Figure group
History -- United States
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Robert and Rosetta, (sculpture).
Artist:
DeVane, Oletha, sculptor.
Kojzar, Christopher, sculptor.
Ireys, Nicholas, sculptor.
Title:
Robert and Rosetta, (sculpture).
Dates:
2022.
Medium:
Steel, stainless steel, and granite.
Description:
The memorial features the Lexington Market stories of two enslaved individuals in the 1830s. Robert was an enslaved man sent to sell butter in Lexington Market by Maryland Governor George Howard, and his 1833 runaway notice appeared in the Baltimore American and Commercial Daily Advertiser with a reward of $50 for his capture. Rosetta was an enslaved girl who was auctioned at Lexington Market, and the 1838 advertisement for her sale appeared in the Baltimore Sun. Both newspaper advertisements are engraved on granite panels attached to light posts adorned with an archway made of steel and stainless steel.
Subject:
Figure group
History -- United States -- Black History
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Owner:
Lexington Market, Baltimore, Maryland
Remarks:
The sculpture was designed by Oletha DeVane and her son Christopher Kojzar. Blacksmith Nicholas Ireys crafted the steel and stainless steel metal work.
References:
Baltimore Sun, November 8, 2022.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 71501365
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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