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Shadow of a Face: Harriet Tubman Monument

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Harriet Tubman Square

Nina Cooke John's larger-than-life figurative sculpture to honor Harriet Tubman's legacy and a multi-sensory structure meant to be touched, seen, and heard.

Shadow of a Face is a monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Newark, New Jersey's Harriet Tubman Square, designed by architect and artist Nina Cooke John. It was unveiled on March 9, 2023. It replaced a monument to Christopher Columbus in the same location, which was removed in 2020 by the city.

Photo by Rachel Fawn Alban.

Shadow of a Face is a monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Newark, New Jersey's Harriet Tubman Square, designed by architect and artist Nina Cooke John. It was unveiled on March 9, 2023. It replaced a monument to Christopher Columbus in the same location, which was removed in 2020 by the city.

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Washington Park, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

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