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Title
Frederick Douglass Mural
Description
On the end of a commercial property in Edinburgh’s Gilmore Place, a black-and-white mural depicts the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It was painted during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 by local street artist Ross Blair. A photograph of the mural was gifted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to US President Joe Biden upon their first meeting in June 2021.
Source
empancipationmonument
Date
2020-01-01
Contributor
Lou Selfridge
Type
Site
Identifier
2136
Date Created
2020-01-01
Date Issued
2020-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
Highton, Melissa. “Boris Johnson presented Joe Biden with my photo of Frederick Douglass to mark their first meeting.” My Blog: Melissa Highton, 10 June 2021, https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/melissa/2021/06/10/joe-biden/ . [accessed 18/01/2024]
James, Liam. “Boris Johnson gifts Joe Biden picture of anti-slavery campaigner spotted by officials on Wikipedia.” Independent, 11 June 2021, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/biden-boris-johnson-frederick-douglass-mural-b1864468.html. [accessed 18/01/2024]
Stephen, Phyllis. “The story behind the Frederick Douglass mural.” The Edinburgh Reporter, 6 March 2023, https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/03/the-story-behind-the-frederick-douglass-mural/. [accessed 18/01/2024]
Spatial Coverage
current,55.941245575744205,-3.208426081121341;
Rights Holder
Ross Blair
Europeana
Country
United Kingdom
Europeana Data Provider
Frederick Douglass Mural
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Frederick_Douglass_Mural_
Monument Type
Mural
Erected by
Ross Blair
Affiliation
Emancipation
City
Edinburgh
Location Type
City