Declaration of Independence Tablet
Appearance
| Declaration of Independence Tablet | |
|---|---|
The tablet in 2008 | |
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| Artist | John Francis Paramino |
| Year | 1925 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 42°21′16.7″N 71°3′50″W / 42.354639°N 71.06389°W | |
Declaration of Independence Tablet is a 1925 sculpture by John Francis Paramino, installed at Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Description and history
[edit]The bronze tablet is a copy of John Trumbull's 1818 Declaration of Independence painting, set into a granite block with an eagle carved at the top. The work was cleaned, colored, and recoated in 1988, and was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
External links
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Categories:
- 1925 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1925 sculptures
- Boston Common
- Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
- Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
- Monuments and memorials in Boston
- Outdoor sculptures in Boston
- Sculptures of birds in Massachusetts
- Sculptures of eagles in the United States
- United States Declaration of Independence in art
- Massachusetts sculpture stubs
