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Boston Massacre Monument
The Boston Massacre Monument, also known as the Crispus Attucks Monument and ''Victory'', is an outdoor bronze memorial by Adolph Robert Kraus, installed in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Description and history The monument was dedicated on November 14, 1889. The designer of the base was Boston architect Carl Fehmer. The monument was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. The survey's description says, "The monument consists of an allegorical female figure representing the Spirit of the Revolution standing atop a granite base in front of a tall granite obelisk adorned with a band of thirteen stars around the top. The female figure is loosely draped and holds a furled American flag in her proper left hand. Her proper right arm is raised and in her proper right hand she holds a broken piece of chain. Beneath her proper right foot is a broken British crown. An eagle ready to take flight is perched by her prope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Robert Kraus
Adolph Robert Kraus (August 5, 1850 - November 6, 1901), known professionally as Robert Kraus, was an American sculptor, born in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Zeulenroda, Germany and active in Boston. Biography Adolph Robert Kraus was born in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Zeulenroda on August 5, 1850. He immigrated to the United States in 1881, and is best known for his sculpture of the ''Boston Massacre Monument'' in Boston Common, the winged Victory figures that crowned the towers of Machinery Hall in the Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Randidge monument in Forest Hills Cemetery. He won the Grand Prize of Rome and was a pensioner of the Prussian government before moving to the United States. He was hospitalized in Danvers, Massachusetts after showing signs of mental illness while attempting to create a sculpture of Belshazzar at the moment of seeing the handwriting on the wall. He died there on November 6, 1901. Gallery File:Boston Massacre Memorial - IMG 9560.JPG, Massacre memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |