Philipse Manor Hall

Philipse Manor Hall
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
914-965-4027

Thursday, April 24, 2014

MAY 1, 2014 - MAY 31, 2014


VINNIE BAGWELL AND FRIENDS OF PHILIPSE MANOR HALL PRESENT


ENSLAVED AFRICANS' RAIN GARDEN EXHIBITION





Local sculptor Vinnie Bagwell has proposed an extensive public-art project that will commemorate the enslaved Africans who resided at Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers–six of whom were among the first to be manumitted by law in the United States, 76 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. This exhibition in the Community Art Gallery of Philipse Manor Hall will feature five maquettes of the planned life-sized sculptures and will include historical information pertaining to slavery in Westchester.  The exhibit is designed to introduce the public to the Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden concept.  

Admission to the Community Gallery is Free.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00pm - 5:00pm



JOIN US FRIDAY, MAY 2, 6-8PM AT THE 
EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION.


SATURDAY, MAY 3, 12-5PM
Admission to Philipse Manor Hall 
will be free to the public, 
courtesy of Friends of Philipse Manor Hall

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