Declaration of Independence Tablet - Boston, MA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This tablet was erected to commemorate the 250 anniversary of the signing of the Declaration.
This website (visit link) provides the following information:

"Declaration of Independence Tablet
ARTIST:
John Francis Paramino
LOCATION:
Boston Common, on Tremont St. Mall map it
NEIGHBORHOOD:
Downtown
TYPE:
Tablet
YEAR:
1925
MEDIUM:
Bronze and Granite
COLLECTION:
City of Boston
FUNDERS:
Unknown
DESCRIPTION:
To mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, the Board of Park Commissioners allocated funds for this commemorative tablet. Although the Declaration was signed in Philadelphia, not Boston, several prominent Bostonians helped to draft and approve it, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine—all of whom are depicted here, and some of whom are buried in nearby cemeteries. Sculptor John Francis Paramino modeled his monument’s bronze relief on John Trumbull’s famous large-scale painting, Declaration of Independence, which was hung in the Rotunda of the Capitol building in 1826. Beneath the scene, the Declaration’s text is inscribed in a script nearly identical to that found on the original document."

TITLE: Declaration of Independence Tablet ARTIST(S): John Francis Paramino DATE: 1925 MEDIUM: Bronze and Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87710004 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Boston Common DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: no differences noticed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   07/23/2024 moelsla visited it 07/13/2018 lesden visited it 03/20/2016 petendot visited it 04/01/2015 NorStar visited it 06/29/2010 Metro2 visited it

View all visits/logs