Back Porch
2021 / Andrew Wilson / Delaware
This sculpture recreates the dimensions of the back porch on the original Butler A. Jones House of Black Culture. This was a space of respite, socializing, and community for Black students at OWU. Back Porch is intended to serve as a new performance and gathering space that honors Black lives and resists the erasure of Black history at Ohio Wesleyan.
Location: Ohio Wesleyan University, Sandusky St
Title
Back Porch
Description
This sculpture recreates the dimensions of the back porch on the original Butler A. Jones House of Black Culture. This was a space of respite, socializing, and community for Black students at OWU. Back Porch is intended to serve as a new performance and gathering space that honors Black lives and resists the erasure of Black history at Ohio Wesleyan.
Creator
Date
2021
Subject
Source
Communication with Assistant Director of OWU's Ross Art Museum
Publisher
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
Type
Identifier
2218
Location City
Location County
Location Notes
Located on Ohio Wesleyan University's campus between Elliott Hall and the Schimmel-Conrades Science Center.
Provider Entity
Ebb and Teena Haycock Public Art Fund
Location Site
Location Street
Sandusky St
Location Type
Installation Date
2021
![East Side View of Back Porch [image/jpeg]](http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/67a192032256bcf3a56a3ac718b1e39b.jpg){kind=link}
![West Side View of Back Porch [image/jpeg]](http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/eaf94073b34de79f74603bb3d60e1f33.jpg){kind=link}
![Back Porch View 3 [image/jpeg]](http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/0b7a5a482309f45bcd36639226829725.jpg){kind=link}