Statue of Charles Sumner (Boston)
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A statue of Charles Sumner (sometimes called ''Charles Sumner'') by Thomas Ball is installed in
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 Public Garden, 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 ...
.


Description and history

The bronze sculpture was commissioned during 1876–1877, and dedicated on December 23, 1878. It was surveyed as part of 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 1993.


See also

* Statue of Charles Sumner (Cambridge, Massachusetts)


References


External links

* 1877 sculptures 1878 establishments in Massachusetts Boston Public Garden Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts Monuments and memorials in Boston Outdoor sculptures in Boston Sculptures of men in Massachusetts Statues in Boston {{Massachusetts-sculpture-stub