A public art project which commemorates the lives of enslaved Africans who lived at the Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers, New York – six of whom were the first to be manumitted by law in the United States in 1787 seventy-six years before the Emancipation Proclamation.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden Exhibition

Featuring the five 1/3-scale maquettes,
site-plan illustrations, historical background,
and other sculpture by artist Vinnie Bagwell.

February 4-26, 2012

Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701-1899

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 5:30-8pm
Open to the public / Free admission

Exhibition made possible by the City of Yonkers, ArtsWestchester,
Entergy, Con Edison, Metro Partners,
the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation,
and the Hudson River Museum.

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Artists Talk: Sunday, February 5, at 2 pm

Artist Vinnie Bagwell will discuss her vision for the
Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden and guest,
spoken-word artist Ty Gray-EL will capture the imagination by
weaving poetry, historical events and present day facts
into his storytelling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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