Step on Board / Harriet Tubman Memorial

Cunningham, Fern · 1999

A bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman leading a group to the north. Created in 1999 at Harriet Tubman Park in Boston's South End by Fern Cunningham, this is the first public sculpture in Boston on city-owned land depicting a woman. In the sculpture, Harriet Tubman appears to be striding and holds a bible in her right arm. Her left arm is held out as she leads theway. Behind her, five men and women of various ages appear to be mid-stride. One young woman with braids and a dress leans her head on a man's shoulder, whose free hand reaches into his satchel. The other people appear to be looking calmly in different directions.