Science - Boston, MA
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N 42° 20.969 W 071° 04.639
19T E 328902 N 4690670
An allegorical figure representing Science is located on the left and on top of the front steps to the Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston Street in Copely Square. It is the leftmost of a pair of sculptures representing Art and Science.
Waymark Code: WMQQD6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2016
Views: 9
An 84" by 60" by 48" bronze allegorical female figure is depicted seated in an arm chair with her arms on the arm rests and her knees and head pointing towards the the entrance to the library. She is wearing a jacket with a hood over a floor length dress. The toes of her right foot protrude through the bottom of the dress. She is gazing down at a sphere that she is holding the upright palm of her left hand. The sculpture was created by Bela Lyon Pratt and installed on at the Boston Public Library in 1911.
The granite base is 61" by 168" by 58" and consists of a lower section flanked by two inscription blocks. The left and right blocks are inscribed respectively:
NEWTON
DARWIN
FRANKLIN
MORSE
PASTEUR
CUVIER
HELMHOLTZ
HUMBOLDT
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Science
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Bela Lyon Pratt
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1911
Materials used: Bronze Sculpture, Granite Base
Location: Main Branch of the Boston Public Library
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