Monument to Victor Schœlcher, Fort-de-France

has description | a une description: Victor Schœlcher, wearing a frock coat, wraps his arm around a child dressed only in a loincloth, symbolizing an emancipated young enslaved person, who, with his right hand over his heart, brings his left hand to his mouth and looks at him with gratitude. Victor Schœlcher, towering over the child, shows him the path to freedom with his left hand.
was commissioned by | a été commandé par: Comité pour l'érection du monument
funded by | financé par: Public funding (city/town); Public funding (colonial government)
has current owner | est actuellement possédée par: Public (City/Town)
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: The monument is destroyed
was discussed by | a été contesté par: Date unknown, Victor Schœlcher's hand is severed; 2020, Victor Schœlcher statue is destroyed in Fort-de-France

depicts | figure: Schœlcher, Victor
shows visual item | présente l'item visuel: man; enslaved person; child
consists of | consiste en: marble
was produced by | a été produit par: Marquet de Vasselot, Jean Joseph Marie Anatole
has production plan | a un plan de production: The statue reproduces the statue produced for the town of Saint-Pierre, installed and destroyed in 1902 during the eruption of Mount Pelée, which led to the destruction of the town.

has inscription | a une inscription: A / SCHOELCHER / 1804 1893 / NULLE TERRE FRANCAISE / NE PEUT PLUS PORTER D'ESCLAVES

is referred to by | est référencé par: A nos Grands Hommes; Fondation pour la mémoire de l'esclavage; Archives territoriales de Martinique

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