McKinley Monument - Springfield, MA
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The McKinley Monument is located in Court Square in Springfield.
Waymark Code: WMC8H5
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2011
Views: 1
Following the assassination of President William McKinley, on September 6, 1901, many cities and towns erected memorials to honor the slain President. Springfield, MA commissioned the sculptor Philip Martiny to create a suitable monument. It was cast in bronze at the Aubry Brothers & Company foundry with the W. F. Cook Granite Company furnishing and erecting the base. The result was striking statue. It consists of a bust of the slain President on top of a granite pedestal. Next to the pedestal is an allegorical female figure, reaching up with a palm frond in her hand. The allegorical figure is meant to represent - Fame. The statue was dedicated in 1908.
Before the statue was moved to its present site it was located on a hill overlooking the Connecticut River in Forest Park.
TITLE: McKinley Monument
ARTIST(S): Philip Martiny
DATE: 1908
MEDIUM: bronze bust and allegorical figure on a granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MA000891
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Court Square
Springfield, MA 01103
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