We Arrive - Hamilton, Bermuda - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"We Arrive" is a bronze sculpture created by Bermuda artist Chesley Trott in 2009. It is installed in Barr's Bay Park near downtown Hamilton. The sculpture depicts a group of five stylized former slaves arriving on the shore of Barr's Bay Park. The sculpture rests on a bronze plinth set on an irregular octagonal base made of brick and concrete. The sculpture commemorates an historical event which is explained in detail by a plaque at the base of the sculpture.

The plaque contains the coat-of-arms of the City of Hamilton and the following inscription:

"We Arrive"

Less that one year after Bermuda's slaves won emancipation, in early
1835, the American Brigantine Enterprise having set sail from Virginia
was blown off course by a savage inter storm and forced to seek
refuge in this harbour. When safely moored, the brig was discovered to
hold a 'human cargo' of 78 slaves who, as a result of a Habeas Corpus
obtained by the islands' Black Friendly Societies, were offered their
freedom by the Bermuda Courts on February 18th 1835.

Local artist Chesley Trott was commissioned by The Corporation
of Hamilton to create this sculpture, unveiled on the 175th Anniversary
of the historic day, to commemorate not only the freed 172 men, women
and children who accepted Bermuda as their home, but a community
who offered this rare gift.

A smaller plaque at the base of the sculpture is inscribed:

"We Arrive"
Chesley Trott
b. Bermuda, 1930
Collection of the City of Hamilton

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: We Arrive Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Chesley Trott Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2009 Materials used: bronze sculpture, brick and concrete base Location: Barr's Bay Park, Hamilton, Bermuda

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