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''Dolphins of the Sea'' is a bronze sculpture by
Katharine Lane Weems Katharine Lane Weems born Katharine Ward Lane (February 22, 1899 - February 11, 1989) was an American sculptor famous for her realistic portrayals of animals. Biography Weems was born Katharine Ward Lane on February 22, 1899, in Boston, the onl ...
, installed outside the
New England Aquarium The New England Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Boston, Massachusetts. The species exhibited include harbor and northern fur seals, California sea lions, African and southern rockhopper penguins, giant Pacific octopuses, weedy seadra ...
on
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
's Central Wharf, in the U.S. state of
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
. The sculpture depicts a school of swimming dolphins and measures approximately 4× 3× 7 ft. It was copyrighted in 1977. The work was surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...
's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997. The sculpture was moved from its original location in the fountain on the aquarium's plaza when the fountain was removed; it is still near the aquarium, but it is now between the Boston Harbor Garage and the Harborwalk.


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1977 in art Events from the year 1977 in art. Events * April 19 – Yale Center for British Art gallery, designed by Louis Kahn (died 1974), opens to the public in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. * May 8–24 – Suzanne Lacy's extended perform ...


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at Waymarking 1977 sculptures Animal sculptures in Massachusetts Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts Dolphins in art Outdoor sculptures in Boston {{Massachusetts-sculpture-stub