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A statue of
Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, an ...
by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson is installed in
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Description and history

The memorial was commissioned by the Polish people of New England on September 28, 1922. It was cast in 1927, and dedicated on September 28 of that year. The bronze sculpture of Kościuszko measures approximately 10 ft. x 32 in. x 27 in., and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 5 ft. 7 in. The work was surveyed as part of the
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See also

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1927 in art Events from the year 1927 in art. Events * May – Stanley Spencer moves to Burghclere (England) to work on the Sandham Memorial Chapel. * May 16 – A pair of oval rooms built at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris as a permanent home for eigh ...


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