A statue of
Boston
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mayor and state governor
Maurice J. Tobin by
Emilius R. Ciampa is installed along the city's
Charles River Esplanade
The Charles River Esplanade of Boston, Massachusetts, is a state-owned park situated in the Back Bay area of the city, on the south bank of the Charles River Basin.
Description
The limited-access parkway Storrow Drive forms the southern bound ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Massachusetts
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.
Description and history
The 1958
bronze sculpture
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is approximately 10 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide, and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 6 x 4 x 2 ft. The work was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution
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's "
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in 1997.
See also
*
1958 in art
Events from the year 1958 in art.
Awards
* Archibald Prize: William Pidgeon, William Edwin Pidgeon – ''Mr Ray Walker''
* Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Allied Arts Medal – Louis Archambault
Events
* October 15 – At the Goldschmi ...
References
1958 establishments in Massachusetts
1958 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
Charles River Esplanade
Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
Monuments and memorials in Boston
Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Sculptures of men in Massachusetts
Statues in Boston
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