Triumph of the Human Spirit facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Triumph of the Human Spirit
The sculpture at Foley Square in 2008
Artist	Lorenzo Pace
Year	2000 (2000)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Black granite
Location	New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°42′52″N 74°00′10″W / 40.71445°N 74.00289°W / 40.71445; -74.00289

Triumph of the Human Spirit is a 2000 black granite sculpture by Lorenzo Pace, installed at Manhattan's Foley Square, in the U.S. state of New York. According to the City of New York, the 50-foot (15 m), 300-ton, abstract monument is derived from the female antelope Chiwara forms of Bambaran art. The sculpture is sited near a rediscovered Colonial-era African Burial Ground, and its support structure alludes to the slave trade's Middle Passage.  The work was commissioned by the New York City Government program Percent for Art.