https://mallhistory.org/files/original/617fa7c2a8a39383e872014919c26ed5.jpg 6d93d06420a5a3f133f267644b2bc336 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. First Name for nav purposes Philip Last Name for nav purposes Reed Birth Date 1820 Death Date 2/6/1892 Biographical Text Philip Reed was probably born in South Carolina around 1820. By 1840, he was living near Washington, DC, with his owner, Clark Mills. Reid worked in Mills's foundary during that time. Although his name is spelled Reid in documents from when he was a slave, Philip used the spelling Reed as a freedman.  <br /><br />By 1865, Reed worked as a plasterer in Washington and later married. He was buried in Graceland Cemetery, but disinterred twice with the other occupants of that cemetery, as the city expanded. His remains are now housed at National Harmony Memory Park, where there is memorial plaque in his honor. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Philip Reed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Architect of the Capitol. <a href="http://www.aoc.gov/philip-reid-and-statue-freedom">View original document</a>. Description An account of the resource Philip Reed was an enslaved man who worked in the foundry operated by his owner, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/459">Clark Mills</a>. The foundry cast the statues of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/412">Andrew Jackson</a> in Lafayette Square and the statue of "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/534">Freedom</a>" which tops the Capitol dome. The plaster cast for "Freedom" was designed in Italy by artist Thomas Crawford, and shipped to the Capitol. When time came to move the plaster model to the Mills foundry to finish the sculpture, Reed cleverly devised a way to safely separate the five pieces for transportation. As an eslaved person, Reed could receive pay directly for work he did on Sundays. Records show he worked 33 Sundays in 1860-61 on "Freedom." Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philip Reed design & monuments